2012 ABI Annual Report

2012 annual report & 2012•13 calendar the essential resource for today’s busy insolvency professional


discover.abi.org

The American Bankruptcy Institute marked its 30th anniversary in service to

insolvency professionals during 2012 with a record number of programs, events and new features for our 13,000 members. This 14-month calendar

highlights some of these products so that members can maximize ABI’s benefits and plan to attend some of our many live conferences and programs.

New monthly “DISCOVER ABI” Webinars aimed at new and young members raise awareness of what ABI has to offer every practitioner; see the

calendar for these dates. On a policy level, of particular note and new this year is ABI’s Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11, an ambitious

two-year project to comprehensively assess how the law can be reformed to better effectuate success in corporate restructuring. As always, on behalf

of our volunteer leaders, we encourage all members to get involved in ABI.

Patricia A. RedmondPresident-Elect

James T. MarkusPresident

Samuel J. Gerdano Executive Director

Melissa Kibler KnollBoard Chairman

Highlights

search.abi.orgSearches more than 5 million keywords across all the ABI information platforms–over 300,000 documents.

nutsandbolts.abi.orgNuts & Bolts: Bankruptcy Fundamentals for Young and New Practitioners. Watch in video format 24/7.

edcredit.abi.orgEasy online access to CLE/CPE records. Obtain certificates of completion online or instantly on site!

news.abi.orgThe 24-hour newsroom for bankruptcy news A-Z. One site, one stop.

law.abi.orgYour personalized electronic Bankruptcy Code & Rules, complete with bookmarking capabilities.

journal.abi.orgABI’s flagship publication is written by ABI members for ABI members. Access the online Journal here.

blogs.abi.orgThe top bankruptcy blogs available in one convenient location.

podcast.abi.orgABI’s Podcast series features prominent bankruptcy newsmakers discussing the hottest bankruptcy issues.

consumer.abi.orgResource for consumer bankruptcy practitioners, plus consumer research tools and educational resources.

endowment.abi.orgEstablished in 1989 to provide resources for research and education to the bankruptcy community.

membership.abi.orgABI is the largest nonpartisan organization dedicated to insolvency research and education.

mediakit.abi.orgReach your market and touch base with more than 13,000 top-level professionals in the insolvency world.

connect.abi.orgStay connected with the bankruptcy community via ABI’s Linkedin, Facebook and Twitter groups.

lawreview.abi.orgThe widest circulation and most highly respected scholarly publication in the bankruptcy community.

community.abi.orgStay in touch with all of ABI’s members and associations through our community directory.

elearning.abi.orgCutting-edge insolvency courses. Learn from leading insolvency professionals when and where you want.

commission.abi.orgA 20-member commission established to explore overhauling chapter 11 and related statutory provisions.

bookstore.abi.orgPublications written by experts in the field and widely used by the bankruptcy bar and bench.

volo.abi.orgSummarizes bankruptcy-related circuit court decisions with links to the full opinion text within 24 hours.

partners.abi.orgExclusive partner programs offer your company unique visibility and access to key insolvency professionals.

global.abi.orgGlobal news, international protocols and bankruptcy statutes on cross-border issues.

events.abi.org

With more than 35 national and regional conferences a year, ABI is at the forefront of insolvency education.

363.abi.org363 Asset Sales Databank provides key terms and conditions for recent selected sales pursuant to § 363.

care4yourfuture.orgFinancial literacy initiative to teach the importance of financial education to high school and college students.

abi tools & resources

2012 annual report 2012•13 calendartable of contentstable of contents

October 2012search.abi.org

November 2012volo.abi.org

December 2012law.abi.org

January 2013bookstore.abi.org

February 2013journal.abi.orglawreview.abi.org

March 2013elearning.abi.orgmaterials.abi.org

April 2013news.abi.orgconnect.abi.org

May 2013commission.abi.org363.abi.org

June 2013global.abi.org

July 2013care4yourfuture.orgblogs.abi.org

August 2013committees.abi.org

September 2013events.abi.org

October 2013consumer.abi.orgprobono.abiworld.org

November 2013abcworld.org

December 2013Board of Directors

Endowment Fundendowment.abi.org

Committee Leadership

ABI Staff

2011 ABI Statement of Financial Position

2012 ABI Partners

DISCOVER ABI Tools and Resources

2012•13 ABI Meeting and Event Schedule

FOR LAYOUT ONLY USE THE SEPRATE COVER FILE FOR PRODUCTION

OCTOBER2012MONDAy 1TuESDAy 2 “DISCOVER ABI” Webinar

Consumer Bankruptcy Edition

WEDNESDAy 3ThuRSDAy 4 Nuts & Bolts-Midwest

Kansas City, Mo.“DISCOVER ABI” Webinar

FRIDAy 5 ABI/UMKC Midwestern Bankruptcy InstituteKansas City, Mo.

ABI/GULC Views from the BenchWashington, D.C.

SATuRDAy 6SuNDAy 7

MONDAy 8 Chicago Consumer Bankruptcy ConferenceChicago

Columbus Day

TuESDAy 9WEDNESDAy 10ThuRSDAy 11FRIDAy 12SATuRDAy 13SuNDAy 14

MONDAy 15TuESDAy 16 ABI/Bloomberg Distressed Lending Conference

New York

WEDNESDAy 17 LSTA Annual Conference ABI Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 Meeting • New York

ThuRSDAy 18 International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium Rome

FRIDAy 19SATuRDAy 20SuNDAy 21

MONDAy 22TuESDAy 23WEDNESDAy 24ThuRSDAy 25FRIDAy 26 NCBJ/ABI Educational Program

San DiegoNCBJ Annual Meeting Lunch Program ABI Commission Meeting•San Diego

SATuRDAy 27SuNDAy 28

MONDAy 29TuESDAy 30WEDNESDAy 31 November Journal online Halloween

search.abi.orgMake search.abi.org your first stop for handling your insolvency research questions.

This member resource searches more than 5 million keywords across all the ABI information

platforms – more than 300,000 documents. Search covers every issue of the ABI Journal

since 1997 and every ABI Law Review since 1995, in addition to books, CLE conference

materials, news and other exclusive ABI content.

Gain immediate access to the bankruptcy information you need.

One Search and You’re

Done!

OCTOBER2012MONDAy 1TuESDAy 2 “DISCOVER ABI” Webinar


WEDNESDAy 3ThuRSDAy 4 Nuts & Bolts-Midwest

Kansas City, Mo.“DISCOVER ABI” Webinar


ABI/GULC Views from the BenchWashington, D.C.

SATuRDAy 6SuNDAy 7

MONDAy 8 Chicago Consumer Bankruptcy ConferenceChicago

Columbus Day


MONDAy 15TuESDAy 16 ABI/Bloomberg Distressed Lending Conference

New York

WEDNESDAy 17 LSTA Annual Conference ABI Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 Meeting • New York

ThuRSDAy 18 International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium Rome


MONDAy 22TuESDAy 23WEDNESDAy 24ThuRSDAy 25FRIDAy 26 NCBJ/ABI Educational Program

San DiegoNCBJ Annual Meeting Lunch Program ABI Commission Meeting•San Diego


MONDAy 29TuESDAy 30WEDNESDAy 31 November Journal online Halloween

search.abi.orgMake search.abi.org your first stop for handling your insolvency research questions.

This member resource searches more than 5 million keywords across all the ABI information

platforms – more than 300,000 documents. Search covers every issue of the ABI Journal

since 1997 and every ABI Law Review since 1995, in addition to books, CLE conference

materials, news and other exclusive ABI content.

Gain immediate access to the bankruptcy information you need.

One Search and You’re

Done!

Access Circuit Court Opinion Summaries

Volo summarizes bankruptcy-related circuit court decisions and provides links to the full

opinion text. Utilizing a team of editors from around the country, the site acts as a circuit court

first-responder system, with decision summaries appearing within 24 hours.

This year, Volo achieved an important milestone with the posting of its 600th

circuit court decision summary.

The site is fully searchable by circuit, case name or topic, and practitioners can also set up

an RSS feed for their own circuit or read new summaries on the go.

NOVEMBER2012ThuRSDAy 1 Corporate Restructuring Competition

Nov. 1-2 • Philadelphia“DISCOVER ABI” Webinar

FRIDAy 2SATuRDAy 3 TMA Annual Convention

ABI Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 Meeting • Boston

SuNDAy 4 Daylight Saving Time Ends

MONDAy 5TuESDAy 6 “DISCOVER ABI” Webinar

Consumer Bankruptcy EditionElection Day

WEDNESDAy 7 U.S./Mexico Restructuring SymposiumMexico City

ThuRSDAy 8FRIDAy 9 Mid-Level Professional Development Program

New York

SATuRDAy 10SuNDAy 11 Veterans Day

MONDAy 12 Detroit Consumer Bankruptcy ConferenceDetroit

TuESDAy 13WEDNESDAy 14ThuRSDAy 15 CFA Annual Convention

ABI Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 Meeting • Phoenix


MONDAy 19TuESDAy 20WEDNESDAy 21

ThuRSDAy 22 Thanksgiving


MONDAy 26TuESDAy 27WEDNESDAy 28ThuRSDAy 29 Winter Leadership Conference

Nov. 29 - Dec. 1 • Tucson, Ariz.

FRIDAy 30 Winter Leadership ConferenceABI Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 Meeting • Nov. 30 • Tucson, Ariz.

SATuRDAy 1 December/January Journal online

volo.abi.orgAccess Circuit Court Opinion Summaries

Volo summarizes bankruptcy-related circuit court decisions and provides links to the full

opinion text. Utilizing a team of editors from around the country, the site acts as a circuit court

first-responder system, with decision summaries appearing within 24 hours.

This year, Volo achieved an important milestone with the posting of its 600th

circuit court decision summary.

The site is fully searchable by circuit, case name or topic, and practitioners can also set up

an RSS feed for their own circuit or read new summaries on the go.

NOVEMBER2012ThuRSDAy 1 Corporate Restructuring Competition

Nov. 1-2 • Philadelphia“DISCOVER ABI” Webinar

FRIDAy 2SATuRDAy 3 TMA Annual Convention

ABI Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 Meeting • Boston

SuNDAy 4 Daylight Saving Time Ends



WEDNESDAy 7 U.S./Mexico Restructuring SymposiumMexico City

ThuRSDAy 8FRIDAy 9 Mid-Level Professional Development Program

New York

SATuRDAy 10SuNDAy 11 Veterans Day

MONDAy 12 Detroit Consumer Bankruptcy ConferenceDetroit

TuESDAy 13WEDNESDAy 14ThuRSDAy 15 CFA Annual Convention

ABI Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 Meeting • Phoenix


MONDAy 19TuESDAy 20WEDNESDAy 21





FRIDAy 30 Winter Leadership ConferenceABI Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 Meeting • Nov. 30 • Tucson, Ariz.

SATuRDAy 1 December/January Journal online

volo.abi.org

DECEMBER2012SATuRDAy 1 Winter Leadership Conference


SuNDAy 2

MONDAy 3TuESDAy 4 ABI/St. John’s University School of Law

Mediation Training Symposium Dec. 4-8 • New York

“DISCOVER ABI” WebinarConsumer Bankruptcy Edition

WEDNESDAy 5ThuRSDAy 6 “DISCOVER ABI” Webinar

FRIDAy 7SATuRDAy 8SuNDAy 9 Hanukkah Begins

MONDAy 10TuESDAy 11WEDNESDAy 12ThuRSDAy 13FRIDAy 14SATuRDAy 15SuNDAy 16

MONDAy 17TuESDAy 18WEDNESDAy 19ThuRSDAy 20FRIDAy 21 First Day of Winter

SATuRDAy 22

SuNDAy 23

MONDAy 24TuESDAy 25 Christmas

WEDNESDAy 26ThuRSDAy 27FRIDAy 28SATuRDAy 29SuNDAy 30

MONDAy 31 New Year’s Eve

Your Electronic Version of the Bankruptcy Code & Rules

ABI has created the first personalized electronic Bankruptcy Code & Rules, complete with

bookmarking capabilities and case annotations! Easily search for a specific Code section and

related Rule provision. You can also get links to relevant cases (thanks to our site partner,

LexisNexis® Matthew Bender®). Plus, it’s mobile friendly and free for all members!

law.abi.org

DECEMBER2012SATuRDAy 1 Winter Leadership Conference


SuNDAy 2

MONDAy 3TuESDAy 4 ABI/St. John’s University School of Law

Mediation Training Symposium Dec. 4-8 • New York

“DISCOVER ABI” WebinarConsumer Bankruptcy Edition


FRIDAy 7SATuRDAy 8SuNDAy 9 Hanukkah Begins


MONDAy 17TuESDAy 18WEDNESDAy 19ThuRSDAy 20FRIDAy 21 First Day of Winter

SATuRDAy 22

SuNDAy 23

MONDAy 24TuESDAy 25 Christmas


MONDAy 31 New Year’s Eve

Your Electronic Version of the Bankruptcy Code & Rules

ABI has created the first personalized electronic Bankruptcy Code & Rules, complete with

bookmarking capabilities and case annotations! Easily search for a specific Code section and

related Rule provision. You can also get links to relevant cases (thanks to our site partner,

LexisNexis® Matthew Bender®). Plus, it’s mobile friendly and free for all members!

law.abi.org

The Single Asset Real Estate Case: Basic

Principles and Strategies explores the key issues

that arise in most commercial real estate cases, including

the highly complex issues surrounding the use of cash

collateral and how various courts have analyzed continuing

problems in rent assignments, as well as the application of

adequate-protection payments.

Burgeoning business ties between the United States

and Canada have created a need to develop a

better understanding of the Canadian legal system.

Insolvency Law in Canada: A Primer for Practitioners:

describes the complementary and sometimes competing

and conflicting pieces of legislation, both federal and

provincial, that have developed and evolved over the

course of the last century.

First Day Motions: A Guide to the Critical First Days of

a Bankruptcy Case, Third Edition provides practitioners

with a detailed look at the most common first-day motions

and relevant sections of the Bankruptcy Code. The book

includes a companion CD-Rom containing more than

4,400 pages of examples of filed motions and entered

orders from actual cases.

Bankruptcy Issues for State Trial Court Judges,

Fourth Edition was created through a grant from the

National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges to help state

trial court judges resolve the conflicts that arise between

bankruptcy law and family law, criminal restitution,

jurisdiction and many other issues important to federal/

state judicial relations.

The ABI Health Care Insolvency Manual, Third Edition

includes updates reflecting the U.S. Supreme Court’s

decision on key components of the PPACA, but also

details the many challenges confronting the health care

system, which has been reeling from a rising number of

bankruptcies. Mergers and acquisitions in the field have also

increased by more than 300 percent in the years between

2008 and 2010, a trend that is expected to continue over

the next several years.

JANUARY2013Tuesday 1 New Year’s Day

Wednesday 2Thursday 3Friday 4saTurday 5sunday 6

Monday 7Tuesday 8 “DISCOVER ABI” Webinar


Wednesday 9Thursday 10 “DISCOVER ABI” Webinar

Friday 11saTurday 12sunday 13

Monday 14Tuesday 15Wednesday 16Thursday 17Friday 18saTurday 19sunday 20

Monday 21 Western Consumer Bankruptcy ConferenceLas Vegas

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Tuesday 22

Wednesday 23Thursday 24 Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference

Jan. 24-25 • Denver


Monday 28Tuesday 29Wednesday 30Thursday 31 February Journal online

bookstore.abi.org

The U.S. oil and gas industry is especially vulnerable to the effects of myriad internal and external factors,

ranging from global credit markets to domestic and foreign geopolitical events, and from technological

developments and limitations to population growth and even the weather. These factors contributed to

a dramatic increase in restructurings and bankruptcy filings. Bankruptcy cases involving exploration and

production companies raise unique issues, resulting from the interplay among the Bankruptcy Code,

federal and state laws, the regulatory structure governing the energy industry, and the political and

practical realities of the industry’s significance. When Gushers Go Dry: The Essentials of Oil and

Gas Bankruptcy provides a better understanding of what happens when an oil, gas or other natural

resources company goes bankrupt.

ABI offers more than 40 current publications covering commercial and consumer bankruptcy.

ABI titles are available on the newly redesigned online bookstore and through Westlaw®;

they can also be ordered on Amazon.com. Many are now available as e-books for the iPad®,

Kindle® and Nook®. New titles this year included:

The Single Asset Real Estate Case: Basic

Principles and Strategies explores the key issues

that arise in most commercial real estate cases, including

the highly complex issues surrounding the use of cash

collateral and how various courts have analyzed continuing

problems in rent assignments, as well as the application of

adequate-protection payments.

Burgeoning business ties between the United States

and Canada have created a need to develop a

better understanding of the Canadian legal system.

Insolvency Law in Canada: A Primer for Practitioners:

describes the complementary and sometimes competing

and conflicting pieces of legislation, both federal and

provincial, that have developed and evolved over the

course of the last century.

First Day Motions: A Guide to the Critical First Days of

a Bankruptcy Case, Third Edition provides practitioners

with a detailed look at the most common first-day motions

and relevant sections of the Bankruptcy Code. The book

includes a companion CD-Rom containing more than

4,400 pages of examples of filed motions and entered

orders from actual cases.

Bankruptcy Issues for State Trial Court Judges,

Fourth Edition was created through a grant from the

National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges to help state

trial court judges resolve the conflicts that arise between

bankruptcy law and family law, criminal restitution,

jurisdiction and many other issues important to federal/

state judicial relations.

The ABI Health Care Insolvency Manual, Third Edition

includes updates reflecting the U.S. Supreme Court’s

decision on key components of the PPACA, but also

details the many challenges confronting the health care

system, which has been reeling from a rising number of

bankruptcies. Mergers and acquisitions in the field have also

increased by more than 300 percent in the years between

2008 and 2010, a trend that is expected to continue over

the next several years.

JANUARY2013Tuesday 1 New Year’s Day

Wednesday 2Thursday 3Friday 4saTurday 5sunday 6

Monday 7Tuesday 8 “DISCOVER ABI” Webinar


Wednesday 9Thursday 10 “DISCOVER ABI” Webinar


Monday 14Tuesday 15Wednesday 16Thursday 17Friday 18saTurday 19sunday 20

Monday 21 Western Consumer Bankruptcy ConferenceLas Vegas

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Tuesday 22

Wednesday 23Thursday 24 Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference

Jan. 24-25 • Denver


Monday 28Tuesday 29Wednesday 30Thursday 31 February Journal online

bookstore.abi.org

The U.S. oil and gas industry is especially vulnerable to the effects of myriad internal and external factors,

ranging from global credit markets to domestic and foreign geopolitical events, and from technological

developments and limitations to population growth and even the weather. These factors contributed to

a dramatic increase in restructurings and bankruptcy filings. Bankruptcy cases involving exploration and

production companies raise unique issues, resulting from the interplay among the Bankruptcy Code,

federal and state laws, the regulatory structure governing the energy industry, and the political and

practical realities of the industry’s significance. When Gushers Go Dry: The Essentials of Oil and

Gas Bankruptcy provides a better understanding of what happens when an oil, gas or other natural

resources company goes bankrupt.

ABI offers more than 40 current publications covering commercial and consumer bankruptcy.

ABI titles are available on the newly redesigned online bookstore and through Westlaw®;

they can also be ordered on Amazon.com. Many are now available as e-books for the iPad®,

Kindle® and Nook®. New titles this year included:

FEBRUARY2013Friday 1Saturday 2 Groundhog Day

Sunday 3

Monday 4tueSday 5 “DISCOVER ABI” Webinar


WedneSday 6thurSday 7 Caribbean Insolvency Symposium

Feb. 7-9 • Miami

Friday 8Saturday 9Sunday 10

Monday 11tueSday 12WedneSday 13 Ash Wednesday

thurSday 14 Valentine’s Day

Friday 15Saturday 16Sunday 17 Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Practice Institute

Feb. 17-19 • Kansas City, Mo.

Monday 18 Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Practice Institute Feb. 17-19 • Kansas City, Mo.

tueSday 19WedneSday 20 VALCON: Contested Valuation Issues in Bankruptcy

Feb. 20-22 • Las Vegas

thurSday 21Friday 22

Saturday 23Sunday 24

Monday 25tueSday 26WedneSday 27thurSday 28 March Journal online

journal.abi.orgDelivering Expert Analysis to Members

The ABI Journal is the flagship publication of the American Bankruptcy Institute. Now

published each month in both print and digital formats, the Journal covers the entire range

of insolvency issues, featuring timely articles written by some of the most knowledgeable

professionals in the field.

The Journal launched a bold new look beginning with the April 2012 issue.

The American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review is the nation’s largest-circulation

bankruptcy law journal, with more than 5,000 subscribers. Top students at St. John’s

University School of Law compile and edit it twice a year, and Thomson West publishes it.

An advisory board of bankruptcy judges, scholars and practitioners helps plan theme issues.

Profs. G. Ray Warner and Keith Sharfman of St. John’s University School of Law serve as the

board chairs and faculty advisors.

The Spring 2012 issue included the final report of the

Consumer Fee Study, an article on bankruptcy and

divorce issues in same-sex unions and a separate essay

on “no look” attorneys’ fees in chapter 13.

The Winter 2011 issue included an essay on “Dodd-

Frank for Bankruptcy Lawyers,” awarded the annual

Judge Wes Steen Prize as the top article in 2011, and

featured a special section on the intersection of religion

and bankruptcy.

lawreview.abi.orgABI Law Review Advisory Board Chairs

Prof. G. Ray Warner (Co-advisor) St. John’s University School of Law

Prof. Keith Sharfman (Co-advisor) St. John’s University School of Law

ABI Law Review Advisory Board

Mark N. Berman Nixon Peabody LLP

Hon. Paulette J. Delk U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Tenn.)

Hon. Craig A. Gargotta U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Tex.)

Kristin K. Going Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Prof. John P. Hennigan St. John’s University School of Law

J. Eric Ivester Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Dillon E. Jackson Foster Pepper PLLC

Prof. Edward Janger Brooklyn Law School

Hon. Christopher M. Klein U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Cal.)

Prof. Adam J. Levitin Georgetown University Law Center

Prof. Stephen J. Lubben Seton Hall University School of Law

Prof. Lois R. Lupica University of Maine School of Law

William L. Medford Quilling, Selander, et. al.

Prof. Juliet M. Moringiello Widener University School of Law

Prof. Edward R. Morrison University of Chicago Law School

Prof. Grant W. Newton Pepperdine University (Emeritus)

Kevyn D. Orr Jones Day

Prof. Katie Porter Univ. of California-Irvine Law School

Prof. John A. E. Pottow University of Michigan Law School

Prof. Terri Pulley Radwan Stetson University College of Law

Dean Robert Rasmussen Univ. of Southern California School of Law

Prof. Marie T. Reilly Penn State Dickinson School of Law

Hon. Barry Russell U.S. Bankruptcy Court (C.D. Cal.)

Prof. Mark S. Scarberry Pepperdine University School of Law

Paul D. Sinclair Polsinelli Shughart PC

Prof. Michael D. Sousa University of Denver College of Law

Hon. Morris A. Stern U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. N.J.)

Francisco Vazquez Chadbourne & Parke, LLP

Victor A. Vilaplana Foley & Lardner LLP

Robert M. Zinman(Chairman Emeritus)

“DISCOVER ABI” Webinar

Presidents’ Day

Prof. G. Ray Warner of St. John’s University presented the Wesley W. Steen Prize to Edward Morrison (University of Chicago Law School; Chicago) (l-r) for best ABI Law Review article of 2011.

FEBRUARY2013Friday 1Saturday 2 Groundhog Day

Sunday 3

Monday 4tueSday 5 “DISCOVER ABI” Webinar


WedneSday 6thurSday 7 Caribbean Insolvency Symposium

Feb. 7-9 • Miami

Friday 8Saturday 9Sunday 10

Monday 11tueSday 12WedneSday 13 Ash Wednesday

thurSday 14 Valentine’s Day

Friday 15Saturday 16Sunday 17 Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Practice Institute

Feb. 17-19 • Kansas City, Mo.

Monday 18 Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Practice Institute Feb. 17-19 • Kansas City, Mo.

tueSday 19WedneSday 20 VALCON: Contested Valuation Issues in Bankruptcy

Feb. 20-22 • Las Vegas

thurSday 21Friday 22

Saturday 23Sunday 24

Monday 25tueSday 26WedneSday 27thurSday 28 March Journal online

journal.abi.orgDelivering Expert Analysis to Members

The ABI Journal is the flagship publication of the American Bankruptcy Institute. Now

published each month in both print and digital formats, the Journal covers the entire range

of insolvency issues, featuring timely articles written by some of the most knowledgeable

professionals in the field.

The Journal launched a bold new look beginning with the April 2012 issue.

The American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review is the nation’s largest-circulation

bankruptcy law journal, with more than 5,000 subscribers. Top students at St. John’s

University School of Law compile and edit it twice a year, and Thomson West publishes it.

An advisory board of bankruptcy judges, scholars and practitioners helps plan theme issues.

Profs. G. Ray Warner and Keith Sharfman of St. John’s University School of Law serve as the

board chairs and faculty advisors.

The Spring 2012 issue included the final report of the

Consumer Fee Study, an article on bankruptcy and

divorce issues in same-sex unions and a separate essay

on “no look” attorneys’ fees in chapter 13.

The Winter 2011 issue included an essay on “Dodd-

Frank for Bankruptcy Lawyers,” awarded the annual

Judge Wes Steen Prize as the top article in 2011, and

featured a special section on the intersection of religion

and bankruptcy.

lawreview.abi.orgABI Law Review Advisory Board Chairs

Prof. G. Ray Warner (Co-advisor) St. John’s University School of Law

Prof. Keith Sharfman (Co-advisor) St. John’s University School of Law

ABI Law Review Advisory Board

Mark N. Berman Nixon Peabody LLP

Hon. Paulette J. Delk U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Tenn.)

Hon. Craig A. Gargotta U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Tex.)

Kristin K. Going Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Prof. John P. Hennigan St. John’s University School of Law

J. Eric Ivester Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Dillon E. Jackson Foster Pepper PLLC

Prof. Edward Janger Brooklyn Law School

Hon. Christopher M. Klein U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Cal.)

Prof. Adam J. Levitin Georgetown University Law Center

Prof. Stephen J. Lubben Seton Hall University School of Law

Prof. Lois R. Lupica University of Maine School of Law

William L. Medford Quilling, Selander, et. al.

Prof. Juliet M. Moringiello Widener University School of Law

Prof. Edward R. Morrison University of Chicago Law School

Prof. Grant W. Newton Pepperdine University (Emeritus)

Kevyn D. Orr Jones Day

Prof. Katie Porter Univ. of California-Irvine Law School

Prof. John A. E. Pottow University of Michigan Law School

Prof. Terri Pulley Radwan Stetson University College of Law

Dean Robert Rasmussen Univ. of Southern California School of Law

Prof. Marie T. Reilly Penn State Dickinson School of Law

Hon. Barry Russell U.S. Bankruptcy Court (C.D. Cal.)

Prof. Mark S. Scarberry Pepperdine University School of Law

Paul D. Sinclair Polsinelli Shughart PC

Prof. Michael D. Sousa University of Denver College of Law

Hon. Morris A. Stern U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. N.J.)

Francisco Vazquez Chadbourne & Parke, LLP

Victor A. Vilaplana Foley & Lardner LLP

Robert M. Zinman(Chairman Emeritus)

“DISCOVER ABI” Webinar

Presidents’ Day

Prof. G. Ray Warner of St. John’s University presented the Wesley W. Steen Prize to Edward Morrison (University of Chicago Law School; Chicago) (l-r) for best ABI Law Review article of 2011.

MARCH2013FRIDAy 1SATuRDAy 2SuNDAy 3

MONDAy 4TuESDAy 5 “Discover ABI” Webinar


WEDNESDAy 6ThuRSDAy 7 Nuts & Bolts - Florida

St. Petersburg, Fla.“DISCOVER ABI” Webinar

FRIDAy 8 ABI/SUCL Alexander L. Paskay Seminar on Bankruptcy Law and Practice March 8-9 • St. Petersburg, Fla.

SATuRDAy 9 Conrad Duberstein Moot Court CompetitionMarch 9-11 • New York

SuNDAy 10 Daylight Saving Time Begins

MONDAy 11 Conrad Duberstein Moot Court CompetitionMarch 9-11 • New York

TuESDAy 12WEDNESDAy 13ThuRSDAy 14 Byrne Judicial Clerkship Institute

March 14-15 • Malibu, Calif.

FRIDAy 15SATuRDAy 16 American College of Bankruptcy

ABI Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 Meeting • Washington, D.C. • (tent.)

SuNDAy 17 St. Patrick’s Day

MONDAy 18TuESDAy 19WEDNESDAy 20 Canadian-American Insolvency Symposium

New YorkFirst Day of Spring

ThuRSDAy 21FRIDAy 22 Bankruptcy Battleground West

Los Angeles

SATuRDAy 23SuNDAy 24 Palm Sunday

MONDAy 25 Passover Begins

TuESDAy 26WEDNESDAy 27ThuRSDAy 28FRIDAy 29 April Journal online Good Friday

SATuRDAy 30SuNDAy 31 Easter

Cutting-Edge Insolvency Courses–On Demand

Learn from leading insolvency professionals when and where you want—even on your mobile

device. Search consumer or business courses by topic or speaker, and access popular sessions

and dozens of other topics, including ethics. Current, convenient, affordably priced and ready

when you are—stay up to date without leaving your office!

Conference Educational Materials Are Online!

In addition to printed materials distributed onsite, educational materials from all ABI conferences

are available online approximately one week prior to each conference. The website currently

contains a database of searchable materials dating back to 2005 on various bankruptcy

issues. Materials are organized by both conference and year.

elearning.abi.org

materials.abi.org

MARCH2013FRIDAy 1SATuRDAy 2SuNDAy 3

MONDAy 4TuESDAy 5 “Discover ABI” Webinar


WEDNESDAy 6ThuRSDAy 7 Nuts & Bolts - Florida

St. Petersburg, Fla.“DISCOVER ABI” Webinar

FRIDAy 8 ABI/SUCL Alexander L. Paskay Seminar on Bankruptcy Law and Practice March 8-9 • St. Petersburg, Fla.

SATuRDAy 9 Conrad Duberstein Moot Court CompetitionMarch 9-11 • New York

SuNDAy 10 Daylight Saving Time Begins

MONDAy 11 Conrad Duberstein Moot Court CompetitionMarch 9-11 • New York

TuESDAy 12WEDNESDAy 13ThuRSDAy 14 Byrne Judicial Clerkship Institute

March 14-15 • Malibu, Calif.

FRIDAy 15SATuRDAy 16 American College of Bankruptcy

ABI Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 Meeting • Washington, D.C. • (tent.)

SuNDAy 17 St. Patrick’s Day

MONDAy 18TuESDAy 19WEDNESDAy 20 Canadian-American Insolvency Symposium

New YorkFirst Day of Spring

ThuRSDAy 21FRIDAy 22 Bankruptcy Battleground West

Los Angeles

SATuRDAy 23SuNDAy 24 Palm Sunday

MONDAy 25 Passover Begins

TuESDAy 26WEDNESDAy 27ThuRSDAy 28FRIDAy 29 April Journal online Good Friday

SATuRDAy 30SuNDAy 31 Easter

Cutting-Edge Insolvency Courses–On Demand

Learn from leading insolvency professionals when and where you want—even on your mobile

device. Search consumer or business courses by topic or speaker, and access popular sessions

and dozens of other topics, including ethics. Current, convenient, affordably priced and ready

when you are—stay up to date without leaving your office!

Conference Educational Materials Are Online!

In addition to printed materials distributed onsite, educational materials from all ABI conferences

are available online approximately one week prior to each conference. The website currently

contains a database of searchable materials dating back to 2005 on various bankruptcy

issues. Materials are organized by both conference and year.

elearning.abi.org

materials.abi.org

connect.abi.org

APRIL2013MONDAy 1TuESDAy 2 “DISCOVER ABI” Webinar



FRIDAy 5 American Bar Association Business Law Section Meeting ABI Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 Meeting • Washington, D.C. • (tent.)

SATuRDAy 6SuNDAy 7



MONDAy 22


MONDAy 29TuESDAy 30 May Journal online

news.abi.orgThe 24-Hour News Source for Bankruptcy With the retooled ABI Newsroom, bankruptcy professionals, press and the public will find a

one-stop site for:

• The latest Daily Headlines and Bankruptcy Brief commentary.

• Recent legislative news, court decisions, bankruptcy statistics, and press releases.

• The latest posts from ABI’s social media sites and the exclusive Chart of the Day.

31st Annual Spring MeetingApril 18-21 • National Harbor, Md.

ABI Social Media

ABI continues to grow its social media community with Twitter (twitter.abi.org), LinkedIn (linkedin.

abi.org) and Facebook (facebook.abi.org). Posts about ABI events, news and products are

crafted for each social network, engaging audiences for further conversation or sharing.

Followers on ABI’s social networks through July 2012:

• LinkedIn: 3,700

• Twitter: 1,500

• Facebook: 700

connect.abi.orgconnect.abi.orgconnect.abi.orgconnect.abi.orgconnect.abi.orgconnect.abi.org

APRIL2013MONDAy 1TuESDAy 2 “DISCOVER ABI” Webinar



FRIDAy 5 American Bar Association Business Law Section Meeting ABI Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 Meeting • Washington, D.C. • (tent.)

SATuRDAy 6SuNDAy 7



MONDAy 22


MONDAy 29TuESDAy 30 May Journal online

news.abi.orgThe 24-Hour News Source for Bankruptcy With the retooled ABI Newsroom, bankruptcy professionals, press and the public will find a

one-stop site for:

• The latest Daily Headlines and Bankruptcy Brief commentary.

• Recent legislative news, court decisions, bankruptcy statistics, and press releases.

• The latest posts from ABI’s social media sites and the exclusive Chart of the Day.

31st Annual Spring MeetingApril 18-21 • National Harbor, Md.

ABI Social Media

ABI continues to grow its social media community with Twitter (twitter.abi.org), LinkedIn (linkedin.

abi.org) and Facebook (facebook.abi.org). Posts about ABI events, news and products are

crafted for each social network, engaging audiences for further conversation or sharing.

Followers on ABI’s social networks through July 2012:

• LinkedIn: 3,700

• Twitter: 1,500

• Facebook: 700

MAY2013WEDNESDAy 1ThuRSDAy 2 “DISCOVER ABI” Webinar




WEDNESDAy 8ThuRSDAy 9FRIDAy 10SATuRDAy 11SuNDAy 12 Mother’s Day

MONDAy 13TuESDAy 14WEDNESDAy 15ThuRSDAy 16 New York City Bankruptcy Conference

New York


MONDAy 20 NACM Credit CongressABI Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 Meeting • Las Vegas • (tent.)

TuESDAy 21WEDNESDAy 22

ThuRSDAy 23FRIDAy 24SATuRDAy 25SuNDAy 26

MONDAy 27 Memorial Day

TuESDAy 28WEDNESDAy 29ThuRSDAy 30FRIDAy 31 June Journal online

TBA EVENTS Litigation Skills Symposium Dallas

Nuts & Bolts for Young and New Practitioners New York

commission.abi.orgCommission to Explore Overhauling Chapter 11

In light of the expansion of the use of secured credit, the growth of distressed-debt markets

and other externalities that have affected the effectiveness of the current Bankruptcy Code, the

20-member Commission will study and propose reforms to Chapter 11 and related statutory

provisions that will better balance the goals of effectuating the effective reorganization of

business debtors—with the attendant preservation and expansion of jobs—and the

maximization and realization of asset values for all creditors and stakeholders.

363.abi.orgAsset Sales Databank: The Key to § 363

ABI’s 363 Asset Sales Databank provides key terms and conditions for recent selected sales

pursuant to § 363. Get summaries of orders approving asset sale procedures by courts

nationwide. Data is organized by circuit and searchable by date, price or key terms. Receive

court notifications of new asset sales via email or RSS.

MAY2013WEDNESDAy 1ThuRSDAy 2 “DISCOVER ABI” Webinar




WEDNESDAy 8ThuRSDAy 9FRIDAy 10SATuRDAy 11SuNDAy 12 Mother’s Day

MONDAy 13TuESDAy 14WEDNESDAy 15ThuRSDAy 16 New York City Bankruptcy Conference

New York


MONDAy 20 NACM Credit CongressABI Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 Meeting • Las Vegas • (tent.)

TuESDAy 21WEDNESDAy 22


MONDAy 27 Memorial Day

TuESDAy 28WEDNESDAy 29ThuRSDAy 30FRIDAy 31 June Journal online

TBA EVENTS Litigation Skills Symposium Dallas

Nuts & Bolts for Young and New Practitioners New York

commission.abi.orgCommission to Explore Overhauling Chapter 11

In light of the expansion of the use of secured credit, the growth of distressed-debt markets

and other externalities that have affected the effectiveness of the current Bankruptcy Code, the

20-member Commission will study and propose reforms to Chapter 11 and related statutory

provisions that will better balance the goals of effectuating the effective reorganization of

business debtors—with the attendant preservation and expansion of jobs—and the

maximization and realization of asset values for all creditors and stakeholders.

ThuRSDAyFRIDAySATuRDAySuNDAy

MONDAy

363.abi.orgAsset Sales Databank: The Key to § 363

ABI’s 363 Asset Sales Databank provides key terms and conditions for recent selected sales

pursuant to § 363. Get summaries of orders approving asset sale procedures by courts

nationwide. Data is organized by circuit and searchable by date, price or key terms. Receive

court notifications of new asset sales via email or RSS.

JUNE2013SATuRDAy 1SuNDAy 2


Consumer Bankruptcy EditionNYIC Annual Meeting ABI Commission Meeting • New York



MONDAy 10TuESDAy 11WEDNESDAy 12ThuRSDAy 13 Central States Bankruptcy Workshop

June 13-16 • Traverse City, Mich.

FRIDAy 14SATuRDAy 15SuNDAy 16 Father’s Day

MONDAy 17TuESDAy 18WEDNESDAy 19ThuRSDAy 20FRIDAy 21 First Day of Summer

SATuRDAy 22

SuNDAy 23

MONDAy 24TuESDAy 25WEDNESDAy 26ThuRSDAy 27FRIDAy 28 July Journal online


TBA EVENT Memphis Consumer Bankruptcy Workshop Memphis, Tenn.

global.abi.orgA Joint Project of ABI and INSOL International

The site features daily news headlines on insolvency developments around the globe. From

current commentary and recent filings to international protocols and bankruptcy statutes to

advice on cross-border lending, the GLOBAL INSOLvency site offers a range of information for

insolvency practitioners, judges, accountants, trustees and others. INSOL International serves

as the umbrella association of organizations in international insolvency and restructuring law

and on the legal framework for insolvency and restructuring around the world. ABI is INSOL’s

largest U.S. member association.

ABI Conferences Reach a Global Audience

JUNE2013SATuRDAy 1SuNDAy 2


Consumer Bankruptcy EditionNYIC Annual Meeting ABI Commission Meeting • New York



MONDAy 10TuESDAy 11WEDNESDAy 12ThuRSDAy 13 Central States Bankruptcy Workshop

June 13-16 • Traverse City, Mich.

FRIDAy 14SATuRDAy 15SuNDAy 16 Father’s Day

MONDAy 17TuESDAy 18WEDNESDAy 19ThuRSDAy 20FRIDAy 21 First Day of Summer

SATuRDAy 22

SuNDAy 23

MONDAy 24TuESDAy 25WEDNESDAy 26ThuRSDAy 27FRIDAy 28 July Journal online


TBA EVENT Memphis Consumer Bankruptcy Workshop Memphis, Tenn.

global.abi.orgA Joint Project of ABI and INSOL International

The site features daily news headlines on insolvency developments around the globe. From

current commentary and recent filings to international protocols and bankruptcy statutes to

advice on cross-border lending, the GLOBAL INSOLvency site offers a range of information for

insolvency practitioners, judges, accountants, trustees and others. INSOL International serves

as the umbrella association of organizations in international insolvency and restructuring law

and on the legal framework for insolvency and restructuring around the world. ABI is INSOL’s

largest U.S. member association.

ABI Conferences Reach a Global Audience

care4yourfuture.orgCredit Abuse Resistance Education

Founded in 2002 and now administered by ABI, the Credit Abuse Resistance Education (CARE)

program is a financial literacy initiative that enables experienced members of the bankruptcy

community to teach the importance of financial education to high school seniors and college

students, who are actively targeted by the credit card and student loan industry.

The nationwide program seeks to educate students on the responsible use of credit and other

fundamentals of financial literacy, as well as the potential consequences of poor money manage-

ment and credit card abuse.

Learn more and volunteer to help at www.care4yourfuture.org

blogs.abi.org

JULY2013MONDAy 1TuESDAy 2WEDNESDAy 3ThuRSDAy 4 Independence Day




WEDNESDAy 10ThuRSDAy 11 Northeast Bankruptcy Conference

July 11-14 • Newport, R.I.“DISCOVER ABI” Webinar


MONDAy 15TuESDAy 16WEDNESDAy 17ThuRSDAy 18 Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop

July 18-21 • Amelia Island, Fla.


MONDAy 22


MONDAy 29TuESDAy 30WEDNESDAy 31 August Journal online

More than 60 Topical Blogs Covering Current Issues in Bankruptcy and Debt

ABI’s Bankruptcy Blog Exchange tracks the leading blogs on bankruptcy and the economy

and displays them in one convenient location in a real-time feed format. Find out the latest

scholarly or industry views on bankruptcy issues from ABI’s Blog Exchange.

care4yourfuture.orgCredit Abuse Resistance Education

Founded in 2002 and now administered by ABI, the Credit Abuse Resistance Education (CARE)

program is a financial literacy initiative that enables experienced members of the bankruptcy

community to teach the importance of financial education to high school seniors and college

students, who are actively targeted by the credit card and student loan industry.

The nationwide program seeks to educate students on the responsible use of credit and other

fundamentals of financial literacy, as well as the potential consequences of poor money manage-

ment and credit card abuse.

Learn more and volunteer to help at www.care4yourfuture.org

blogs.abi.org

JULY2013MONDAy 1TuESDAy 2WEDNESDAy 3ThuRSDAy 4 Independence Day




WEDNESDAy 10ThuRSDAy 11 Northeast Bankruptcy Conference

July 11-14 • Newport, R.I.“DISCOVER ABI” Webinar


MONDAy 15TuESDAy 16WEDNESDAy 17ThuRSDAy 18 Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop

July 18-21 • Amelia Island, Fla.


MONDAy 22


MONDAy 29TuESDAy 30WEDNESDAy 31 August Journal online

More than 60 Topical Blogs Covering Current Issues in Bankruptcy and Debt

ABI’s Bankruptcy Blog Exchange tracks the leading blogs on bankruptcy and the economy

and displays them in one convenient location in a real-time feed format. Find out the latest

scholarly or industry views on bankruptcy issues from ABI’s Blog Exchange.

AUGUST2013ThuRSDAy 1 “DISCOVER ABI” Webinar




WEDNESDAy 7ThuRSDAy 8 Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop

Aug. 8-10 • Hershey, Pa.



MONDAy 19TuESDAy 20WEDNESDAy 21ThuRSDAy 22 Southwest Bankruptcy Conference

Aug. 22-24 • Incline Village, Nev.


MONDAy 26TuESDAy 27WEDNESDAy 28ThuRSDAy 29FRIDAy 30 September Journal online

SATuRDAy 31

committees.abi.orgConnect • Learn • GrowOne of the first questions our new members ask is, “How can I get involved?” The answer is…

through ABI’s member committees! We currently have 17 active committees, each focusing

on a unique area of insolvency. Committees plan educational panels, publish e-newsletters,

maintain active listserves and serve as training grounds for future ABI leaders.

.

.

This year, the Health Care Committee played a major role in developing the Third Edition

of the ABI Health Care Insolvency Manual, the Labor and Employment Committee

sponsored a webinar on “Evolving Labor Issues in Chapter 11,” and the Ethics and

Professional Compensation Committee continued work on the Ethics Task Force to develop

recommendations for uniform standards on ethical issues in bankruptcy. The Secured Credit

committee planned and co-hosted a program for distressed investors held in October

2012 at Bloomberg Law.

AUGUST2013ThuRSDAy 1 “DISCOVER ABI” Webinar




WEDNESDAy 7ThuRSDAy 8 Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop

Aug. 8-10 • Hershey, Pa.



MONDAy 19TuESDAy 20WEDNESDAy 21ThuRSDAy 22 Southwest Bankruptcy Conference

Aug. 22-24 • Incline Village, Nev.


MONDAy 26TuESDAy 27WEDNESDAy 28ThuRSDAy 29FRIDAy 30 September Journal online

SATuRDAy 31

committees.abi.orgConnect • Learn • GrowOne of the first questions our new members ask is, “How can I get involved?” The answer is…

through ABI’s member committees! We currently have 17 active committees, each focusing

on a unique area of insolvency. Committees plan educational panels, publish e-newsletters,

maintain active listserves and serve as training grounds for future ABI leaders.

.

.

This year, the Health Care Committee played a major role in developing the Third Edition

of the ABI Health Care Insolvency Manual, the Labor and Employment Committee

sponsored a webinar on “Evolving Labor Issues in Chapter 11,” and the Ethics and

Professional Compensation Committee continued work on the Ethics Task Force to develop

recommendations for uniform standards on ethical issues in bankruptcy. The Secured Credit

committee planned and co-hosted a program for distressed investors held in October

2012 at Bloomberg Law.

SEPTEMBER2013SuNDAy 1

MONDAy 2 Labor Day

TuESDAy 3 “DISCOVER ABI” WebinarConsumer Bankruptcy Edition

WEDNESDAy 4 Rosh Hashanah

ThuRSDAy 5 “DISCOVER ABI” Webinar


MONDAy 9TuESDAy 10WEDNESDAy 11ThuRSDAy 12FRIDAy 13 Yom Kippur


MONDAy 16TuESDAy 17WEDNESDAy 18ThuRSDAy 19FRIDAy 20SATuRDAy 21SuNDAy 22 First Day of Autumn


MONDAy 30 October Journal online

TBA EVENTS ABI/NYIC Golf and Tennis Fundraiser

Complex Financial Restructuring Program

ABI/NYU Lawrence P. King and Charles Seligson Workshop on Bankruptcy & Business ReorganizationNew York

SEPTEMBER2013

events.abi.org

Jason Kilborn of the John Marshall Law School, Melissa Kibler Knoll of Mesirow Financial Consulting LLC and James Katchadurian of Epiq Systems (l-r) enjoyed ABI’s reception at the INSOL Annual Regional Conference in Miami in February.

You’re Invited to Cocktails in the Courtyardin conjunction with the INSOL Annual Regional Conference

Jennifer Emens-Butler (Obuchowski & Emens-Butler) won the tennis tournament at the Northeast Bankruptcy Conference in January.

No, it’s not the Olympic cycling team — just some intrepid ABI members heading out to enjoy the beautiful New Hampshire scenery on the “Tour de ABI” at the Northeast Bankruptcy Conference.

AtlAntAADVANCED CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY PRACTICE INSTITUTE

Consumer bankruptcy professionals honed their skills during an ABI/ACBPI seminar at Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School in February.

THE 30 ANNUALSPRING MEETINGTHE 30 ANNUALAMERICAN BANKRUPTCY INSTITUTE

SPRING MEETING

Lynnette R. Warman (Hunton & Williams LLP) showed off the new design of the ABI Journal at the 30th Annual Spring Meeting.

Former ABI President Geoffrey L. Berman (l) shared a laugh with current president James T. Markus at the Annual Spring Meeting.

ABI President-Elect Trish Redmond had a close encounter with a buzz saw—relax, it was only a trick!—wielded by magician Mark Robinson, one of the headliners at the Annual Spring Meeting Final Night Gala Dinner.

ABI’s “Indubies”—a.k.a. the Indubitable Equivalents—rocked Hollywood’s famed Whisky a Go Go during a charity event in March.

SEPTEMBER2013SuNDAy 1

MONDAy 2 Labor Day

TuESDAy 3 “DISCOVER ABI” WebinarConsumer Bankruptcy Edition

WEDNESDAy 4 Rosh Hashanah

ThuRSDAy 5 “DISCOVER ABI” Webinar


MONDAy 9TuESDAy 10WEDNESDAy 11ThuRSDAy 12FRIDAy 13 Yom Kippur


MONDAy 16TuESDAy 17WEDNESDAy 18ThuRSDAy 19FRIDAy 20SATuRDAy 21SuNDAy 22 First Day of Autumn


MONDAy 30 October Journal online

TBA EVENTS ABI/NYIC Golf and Tennis Fundraiser

Complex Financial Restructuring Program

ABI/NYU Lawrence P. King and Charles Seligson Workshop on Bankruptcy & Business ReorganizationNew York

events.abi.org

Jason Kilborn of the John Marshall Law School, Melissa Kibler Knoll of Mesirow Financial Consulting LLC and James Katchadurian of Epiq Systems (l-r) enjoyed ABI’s reception at the INSOL Annual Regional Conference in Miami in February.

You’re Invited to Cocktails in the Courtyardin conjunction with the INSOL Annual Regional Conference

Jennifer Emens-Butler (Obuchowski & Emens-Butler) won the tennis tournament at the Northeast Bankruptcy Conference in January.

No, it’s not the Olympic cycling team — just some intrepid ABI members heading out to enjoy the beautiful New Hampshire scenery on the “Tour de ABI” at the Northeast Bankruptcy Conference.

AtlAntAADVANCED CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY PRACTICE INSTITUTE

Consumer bankruptcy professionals honed their skills during an ABI/ACBPI seminar at Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School in February.

THE 30 ANNUALSPRING MEETINGTHE 30 ANNUALAMERICAN BANKRUPTCY INSTITUTE

SPRING MEETING

Lynnette R. Warman (Hunton & Williams LLP) showed off the new design of the ABI Journal at the 30th Annual Spring Meeting.

Former ABI President Geoffrey L. Berman (l) shared a laugh with current president James T. Markus at the Annual Spring Meeting.

ABI President-Elect Trish Redmond had a close encounter with a buzz saw—relax, it was only a trick!—wielded by magician Mark Robinson, one of the headliners at the Annual Spring Meeting Final Night Gala Dinner.

ABI’s “Indubies”—a.k.a. the Indubitable Equivalents—rocked Hollywood’s famed Whisky a Go Go during a charity event in March.

ABI’s “Indubies”—a.k.a.ABI’s “Indubies”—a.k.a.ABI’s the Indubitable the Indubitable the Equivalents—rocked Indubitable Equivalents—rocked Indubitable

OCTOBER2013TuESDAy 1 “DISCOVER ABI” Webinar




ABI/GULC “Views from the Bench” Washington, D.C.

SATuRDAy 5SuNDAy 6


MONDAy 14 Chicago Consumer Bankruptcy Conference Chicago

Columbus Day


MONDAy 21TuESDAy 22


MONDAy 28TuESDAy 29WEDNESDAy 30 November Journal online

ThuRSDAy 31 Halloween

TBA EVENTS International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium Berlin

Nuts & Bolts—MidwestKansas City, Mo.

ABI/Bloomburg Conference New York

consumer.abi.orgThe ABI Consumer Center

This year, personal bankruptcies are on track to exceed 1.2 million new cases. Bankruptcy

filings have exceeded 1 million each year since 2008.

Consumer bankruptcy education and research has always been an ABI priority. That’s

why we’ve dedicated an entire section of our website to consumer bankruptcy news and

information. ABI helps practitioners meet today’s challenges head-on.

Optimized Consumer Focus

ABI has gathered all of its consumer bankruptcy resources and placed them into one concise

location, “The Consumer Bankruptcy Center.” The Consumer Bankruptcy Center has two

main sections: one for the consumer and the other for the consumer bankruptcy professional.

Consumers seeking information about the bankruptcy process or looking for a bankruptcy

attorney can visit the “For Consumers” section for links to valuable information. Consumer

bankruptcy professionals should visit the “For Consumer Professionals” section for a wealth of

resources for practice assistance. Some of this information is only available to ABI members.

Bankruptcy Pro Bono Resource Locator

During this era of rising household debt, foreclosures and personal bankruptcies, ABI provides a

valuable new feature on the ABIWorld website: the first interactive, national locator for consumers

needing pro bono bankruptcy services. The website lists more than 600 providers nationally.

probono.abiworld.org

OCTOBER2013TuESDAy 1 “DISCOVER ABI” Webinar




ABI/GULC “Views from the Bench” Washington, D.C.

SATuRDAy 5SuNDAy 6


MONDAy 14 Chicago Consumer Bankruptcy Conference Chicago

Columbus Day


MONDAy 21TuESDAy 22


MONDAy 28TuESDAy 29WEDNESDAy 30 November Journal online

ThuRSDAy 31 Halloween

TBA EVENTS International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium Berlin

Nuts & Bolts—MidwestKansas City, Mo.

ABI/Bloomburg Conference New York

consumer.abi.orgThe ABI Consumer Center

This year, personal bankruptcies are on track to exceed 1.2 million new cases. Bankruptcy

filings have exceeded 1 million each year since 2008.

Consumer bankruptcy education and research has always been an ABI priority. That’s

why we’ve dedicated an entire section of our website to consumer bankruptcy news and

information. ABI helps practitioners meet today’s challenges head-on.

Optimized Consumer Focus

ABI has gathered all of its consumer bankruptcy resources and placed them into one concise

location, “The Consumer Bankruptcy Center.” The Consumer Bankruptcy Center has two

main sections: one for the consumer and the other for the consumer bankruptcy professional.

Consumers seeking information about the bankruptcy process or looking for a bankruptcy

attorney can visit the “For Consumers” section for links to valuable information. Consumer

bankruptcy professionals should visit the “For Consumer Professionals” section for a wealth of

resources for practice assistance. Some of this information is only available to ABI members.

Bankruptcy Pro Bono Resource Locator

During this era of rising household debt, foreclosures and personal bankruptcies, ABI provides a

valuable new feature on the ABIWorld website: the first interactive, national locator for consumers

needing pro bono bankruptcy services. The website lists more than 600 providers nationally.

probono.abiworld.org

NOVEMBER2013FRIDAy 1 NCBJ/ABI Educational Program

Atlanta

SATuRDAy 2SuNDAy 3 Daylight Saving Time Ends





MONDAy 11 Detroit Consumer Bankruptcy Conference Detroit

Veterans Day


MONDAy 18TuESDAy 19WEDNESDAy 20ThuRSDAy 21FRIDAy 22


MONDAy 25TuESDAy 26WEDNESDAy 27 December Journal online Hanukkah Begins


FRIDAy 29SATuRDAy 30

TBA EVENTS Corporate Restructuring Competition

Mid-Level Professional Development Program New York

Board Certification

The American Board of Certification (ABC) is the nation’s premier legal specialty certification

organization, certifying attorneys as specialists in business bankruptcy, consumer bankruptcy

and creditors’ rights law. The ABC serves the public interest by allowing potential clients

to make an informed decision in selecting bankruptcy and creditors’ rights counsel. ABC

certification encourages attorneys to strive toward excellence and recognizes those attorneys

who have met the ABC’s rigorous standards. The ABC is sponsored by ABI and the Commercial

Law League of America (CLLA), and all three ABC certification programs are accredited by

the American Bar Association and many states. ABC certification is available to all qualified

attorneys regardless of membership in ABI or CLLA.

The ABC continues to see strong demand for certified specialists from the public. The

ABC Website, www.abcworld.org, is continuously being updated and improved, with the

most recent changes designed to make it easier for attorneys to complete applications for

certification (and recertification).

Exam Schedule ABC Exams are held in conjunction with several ABI conferences. The exam dates are as follows:

Date City Event/Location

10/24/12 San Diego, CA 86th Annual NCBJ Conference San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina

11/1/12 Amelia Island, FL 2012 NACBA Fall Workshop The Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island

11/8/12 New York, NY 92nd Annual CLLA New York Meeting New York Sheraton Hotel & Towers

11/29/12 Tucson, AZ ABI 24th Annual Winter Leadership Conference JW Marriott Star Pass Resort & Spa

4/18/13 National Harbor, MD ABI 31st Annual Spring MeetingGaylord National Resort & Convention Center

4/18/13 Traverse City, MI ABI 20th Annual Central States Bankruptcy WorkshopGrand Traverse Resort and Spa

7/11/13 Newport, RI ABI 20th Annual Northeast Bankruptcy ConferenceHyatt Regency Newport

7/18/13 Amelia Island, FL ABI 18th Annual Southeast Bankruptcy WorkshopThe Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island

8/8/13 Hershey, PA ABI 9th Annual Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy WorkshopHotel Hershey

12/5/13 Rancho Palos Verdes, CA ABI 25th Annual Winter Leadership ConferenceTerranea Resort

Bettie Kelley Sousa, ChairSmith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers, L.L.P.Raleigh, North Carolina

John F. Young, PresidentMarkus Williams Young & Zimmermann LLCDenver, Colorado

Mac D. Finlayson, President-ElectMorrel Saffa Craige, P.C.Tulsa, Oklahoma

Candace C. Carlyon, TreasurerShea & Carlyon, Ltd.Las Vegas, Nevada

Michael P. Horan, SecretaryTrenam KemkerSt. Petersburg, Florida

American Board of Certification Leadership

2012 • 2013

abcworld.org

NOVEMBER2013FRIDAy 1 NCBJ/ABI Educational Program

Atlanta

SATuRDAy 2SuNDAy 3 Daylight Saving Time Ends





MONDAy 11 Detroit Consumer Bankruptcy Conference Detroit

Veterans Day


MONDAy 18TuESDAy 19WEDNESDAy 20ThuRSDAy 21FRIDAy 22


MONDAy 25TuESDAy 26WEDNESDAy 27 December Journal online Hanukkah Begins


FRIDAy 29SATuRDAy 30

TBA EVENTS Corporate Restructuring Competition

Mid-Level Professional Development Program New York

Board Certification

The American Board of Certification (ABC) is the nation’s premier legal specialty certification

organization, certifying attorneys as specialists in business bankruptcy, consumer bankruptcy

and creditors’ rights law. The ABC serves the public interest by allowing potential clients

to make an informed decision in selecting bankruptcy and creditors’ rights counsel. ABC

certification encourages attorneys to strive toward excellence and recognizes those attorneys

who have met the ABC’s rigorous standards. The ABC is sponsored by ABI and the Commercial

Law League of America (CLLA), and all three ABC certification programs are accredited by

the American Bar Association and many states. ABC certification is available to all qualified

attorneys regardless of membership in ABI or CLLA.

The ABC continues to see strong demand for certified specialists from the public. The

ABC Website, www.abcworld.org, is continuously being updated and improved, with the

most recent changes designed to make it easier for attorneys to complete applications for

certification (and recertification).

Exam Schedule ABC Exams are held in conjunction with several ABI conferences. The exam dates are as follows:

Date City Event/Location

10/24/12 San Diego, CA 86th Annual NCBJ Conference San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina

11/1/12 Amelia Island, FL 2012 NACBA Fall Workshop The Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island

11/8/12 New York, NY 92nd Annual CLLA New York Meeting New York Sheraton Hotel & Towers

11/29/12 Tucson, AZ ABI 24th Annual Winter Leadership Conference JW Marriott Star Pass Resort & Spa

4/18/13 National Harbor, MD ABI 31st Annual Spring MeetingGaylord National Resort & Convention Center

4/18/13 Traverse City, MI ABI 20th Annual Central States Bankruptcy WorkshopGrand Traverse Resort and Spa

7/11/13 Newport, RI ABI 20th Annual Northeast Bankruptcy ConferenceHyatt Regency Newport

7/18/13 Amelia Island, FL ABI 18th Annual Southeast Bankruptcy WorkshopThe Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island

8/8/13 Hershey, PA ABI 9th Annual Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy WorkshopHotel Hershey

12/5/13 Rancho Palos Verdes, CA ABI 25th Annual Winter Leadership ConferenceTerranea Resort

Bettie Kelley Sousa, ChairSmith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers, L.L.P.Raleigh, North Carolina

John F. Young, PresidentMarkus Williams Young & Zimmermann LLCDenver, Colorado

Mac D. Finlayson, President-ElectMorrel Saffa Craige, P.C.Tulsa, Oklahoma

Candace C. Carlyon, TreasurerShea & Carlyon, Ltd.Las Vegas, Nevada

Michael P. Horan, SecretaryTrenam KemkerSt. Petersburg, Florida

American Board of Certification Leadership

2012 • 2013

abcworld.org

Lynn Lewis Tavenner Tavenner & Beran, PLC Richmond, Va.

Deborah L. Thorne Barnes & Thornburg LLP Chicago, Ill.

Sheryl L. Toby Dykema Gossett PLLC Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

J. Scott Victor SSG Capital Advisors, LLC West Conshohocken, Pa.

Prof. G. Ray Warner St. John’s University School of Law Jamaica, N.Y.

Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff U.S. Bankruptcy Court Chicago, Ill.

David B. Wheeler Moore & Van Allen, PLLC Charleston, S.C.

R. Scott Williams Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC Birmingham, Ala.

Hon. Gregg W. Zive U.S. Bankruptcy Court Reno, Nev.

Samuel J. Gerdano Executive Director Alexandria, Va.

† Denotes Executive Committee Member

DECEMBER2013SuNDAy 1


Dec. 5-7 • Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.






MONDAy 16TuESDAy 17WEDNESDAy 18ThuRSDAy 19FRIDAy 20SATuRDAy 21 First Day of Winter

SuNDAy 22

MONDAy 23TuESDAy 24WEDNESDAy 25 Christmas


MONDAy 30TuESDAy 31 January Journal online New Year’s Eve

TBA EVENTS ABI/SJUSL 40-Hour Mediation Training Symposium New York

2012•13 Board of Directors† Melissa Kibler Knoll Chairman

Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLCChicago, Ill.

† Geoffrey L. Berman Immediate Past-President

Development Specialists, Inc. Los Angeles, Calif.

† James T. MarkusPresidentMarkus Williams Young

& Zimmerman, LLC Denver, Colo.

† Patricia A. Redmond President-Elect

Stearns, Weaver, Miller, Weissler, Alhadeff & Sitterson, PA Miami, Fla.

† Prof. Margaret HowardVice President-Research GrantsWashington & Lee Law School

Lexington, Va.

† Jeffrey N. PomerantzVice President-Education Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP

Los Angeles, Calif.

† Albert TogutVice President-DevelopmentTogut, Segal & Segal, LLP

New York, N.Y.

† Brian L. ShawVice President-MembershipShaw Gussis Fishman Glantz, Wolfson & Towbin LLC Chicago, Ill.

† James Patrick SheaVice President-Communication

& Information TechnologyShea & Carlyon, Ltd.Las Vegas, Nev.

† Lynnette R. Warman Vice President-Publications

Hunton & Williams LLPDallas, Texas

† Ian G. Williams Vice President-

International AffairsSGH Martineau LLP

London, England

† Rudy J. CeroneSecretary McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC

New Orleans, La.

† John Tittle, Jr.TreasurerTittle Advisory Group, Inc.

New York, N.Y.

John W. AmesBingham Greenebaum Doll LLPLouisville, Ky.

Corinne BallJones DayNew York, N.Y.

Alane A. BecketBecket & Lee, LLPMalvern, Pa.

Lorie R. Beers Seabury Group LLC New York, N.Y.

Michael L. Bernstein Arnold & Porter LLP Washington, D.C.

C.R. “Chip” Bowles, Jr. Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP Louisville, Ky.

Jo Ann J. Brighton K&L Gates LLP Charlotte, N.C.

Howard Brod Brownstein The Brownstein Corp. Conshohocken, Pa.

Hon. Kevin J. Carey U.S. Bankruptcy Court Wilmington, Del.

Deborah A. Crabbe Foster Pepper PLLC Seattle, Wash.

† H. Slayton Dabney, Jr. Dabney, PLLC New York, N.Y.

Douglas E. Deutsch Chadbourne & Parke LLP New York, N.Y.

† Hon. Dennis R. Dow U.S. Bankruptcy Court Kansas City, Mo.

Michael A. Fagone Bernstein Shur Portland, Maine

Scott F. Gautier Peitzman Weg LLP Los Angeles, Calif.

Edward T. Gavin Gavin/Solmonese LLC Wilmington, Del.

Hon. Robert E. Gerber U.S. Bankruptcy Court New York, N.Y.

Jay M. Goffman Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP New York, N.Y.

Bruce A. Harwood Sheehan, Phinney, Bass + Green Manchester, N.H.

Hon. Jeffery P. Hopkins U.S. Bankruptcy Court Cincinnati, Ohio

Hon. Barbara J. Houser U.S. Bankruptcy Court Dallas, Texas

Reginald W. Jackson Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP Columbus, Ohio

Dennis J. LeVine Dennis LeVine & Associates, PA Tampa, Fla.

Douglas L. Lutz Frost Brown Todd LLC Cincinnati, Ohio

Jean Maess Thomson Reuters Rochester, N.Y.

Jeff J. Marwil Proskauer Chicago, Ill.

Richard M. Meth Fox Rothschild LLP Roseland, N.J.

Francis A. Monaco, Jr. Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC Wilmington, Del.

Hon. C. Ray Mullins U.S. Bankruptcy Court Atlanta, Ga.

Bruce S. Nathan Lowenstein Sandler New York, N.Y.

Hon. Pamela Pepper U.S. Bankruptcy Court Milwaukee, Wis.

† Nancy A. Peterman Greenberg Traurig, LLP Chicago, Ill.

† Prof. Nancy B. Rapoport William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV Las Vegas, Nev.

Rebecca A. Roof AlixPartners LLP New York, N.Y.

Hon. Barry Russell U.S. Bankruptcy Court Los Angeles, Calif.

Mitchell Ryan Rust/Omni Orange, Calif.

Glenn E. Siegel Dechert LLP New York, N.Y.

Ronald J. Silverman Bingham McCutchen LLP New York, N.Y.

Lynn Lewis Tavenner Tavenner & Beran, PLC Richmond, Va.

Deborah L. Thorne Barnes & Thornburg LLP Chicago, Ill.

Sheryl L. Toby Dykema Gossett PLLC Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

J. Scott Victor SSG Capital Advisors, LLC West Conshohocken, Pa.

Prof. G. Ray Warner St. John’s University School of Law Jamaica, N.Y.

Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff U.S. Bankruptcy Court Chicago, Ill.

David B. Wheeler Moore & Van Allen, PLLC Charleston, S.C.

R. Scott Williams Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC Birmingham, Ala.

Hon. Gregg W. Zive U.S. Bankruptcy Court Reno, Nev.

Samuel J. Gerdano Executive Director Alexandria, Va.

† Denotes Executive Committee Member

DECEMBER2013SuNDAy 1


Dec. 5-7 • Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.






MONDAy 16TuESDAy 17WEDNESDAy 18ThuRSDAy 19FRIDAy 20SATuRDAy 21 First Day of Winter

SuNDAy 22

MONDAy 23TuESDAy 24WEDNESDAy 25 Christmas


MONDAy 30TuESDAy 31 January Journal online New Year’s Eve

TBA EVENTS ABI/SJUSL 40-Hour Mediation Training Symposium New York

2012•13 Board of Directors† Melissa Kibler Knoll Chairman

Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLCChicago, Ill.

† Geoffrey L. Berman Immediate Past-President

Development Specialists, Inc. Los Angeles, Calif.

† James T. MarkusPresidentMarkus Williams Young

& Zimmerman, LLC Denver, Colo.

† Patricia A. Redmond President-Elect

Stearns, Weaver, Miller, Weissler, Alhadeff & Sitterson, PA Miami, Fla.

† Prof. Margaret HowardVice President-Research GrantsWashington & Lee Law School

Lexington, Va.

† Jeffrey N. PomerantzVice President-Education Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP

Los Angeles, Calif.

† Albert TogutVice President-DevelopmentTogut, Segal & Segal, LLP

New York, N.Y.

† Brian L. ShawVice President-MembershipShaw Gussis Fishman Glantz, Wolfson & Towbin LLC Chicago, Ill.

† James Patrick SheaVice President-Communication

& Information TechnologyShea & Carlyon, Ltd.Las Vegas, Nev.

† Lynnette R. Warman Vice President-Publications

Hunton & Williams LLPDallas, Texas

† Ian G. Williams Vice President-

International AffairsSGH Martineau LLP

London, England

† Rudy J. CeroneSecretary McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC

New Orleans, La.

† John Tittle, Jr.TreasurerTittle Advisory Group, Inc.

New York, N.Y.

John W. AmesBingham Greenebaum Doll LLPLouisville, Ky.

Corinne BallJones DayNew York, N.Y.

Alane A. BecketBecket & Lee, LLPMalvern, Pa.

Lorie R. Beers Seabury Group LLC New York, N.Y.

Michael L. Bernstein Arnold & Porter LLP Washington, D.C.

C.R. “Chip” Bowles, Jr. Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP Louisville, Ky.

Jo Ann J. Brighton K&L Gates LLP Charlotte, N.C.

Howard Brod Brownstein The Brownstein Corp. Conshohocken, Pa.

Hon. Kevin J. Carey U.S. Bankruptcy Court Wilmington, Del.

Deborah A. Crabbe Foster Pepper PLLC Seattle, Wash.

† H. Slayton Dabney, Jr. Dabney, PLLC New York, N.Y.

Douglas E. Deutsch Chadbourne & Parke LLP New York, N.Y.

† Hon. Dennis R. Dow U.S. Bankruptcy Court Kansas City, Mo.

Michael A. Fagone Bernstein Shur Portland, Maine

Scott F. Gautier Peitzman Weg LLP Los Angeles, Calif.

Edward T. Gavin Gavin/Solmonese LLC Wilmington, Del.

Hon. Robert E. Gerber U.S. Bankruptcy Court New York, N.Y.

Jay M. Goffman Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP New York, N.Y.

Bruce A. Harwood Sheehan, Phinney, Bass + Green Manchester, N.H.

Hon. Jeffery P. Hopkins U.S. Bankruptcy Court Cincinnati, Ohio

Hon. Barbara J. Houser U.S. Bankruptcy Court Dallas, Texas

Reginald W. Jackson Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP Columbus, Ohio

Dennis J. LeVine Dennis LeVine & Associates, PA Tampa, Fla.

Douglas L. Lutz Frost Brown Todd LLC Cincinnati, Ohio

Jean Maess Thomson Reuters Rochester, N.Y.

Jeff J. Marwil Proskauer Chicago, Ill.

Richard M. Meth Fox Rothschild LLP Roseland, N.J.

Francis A. Monaco, Jr. Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC Wilmington, Del.

Hon. C. Ray Mullins U.S. Bankruptcy Court Atlanta, Ga.

Bruce S. Nathan Lowenstein Sandler New York, N.Y.

Hon. Pamela Pepper U.S. Bankruptcy Court Milwaukee, Wis.

† Nancy A. Peterman Greenberg Traurig, LLP Chicago, Ill.

† Prof. Nancy B. Rapoport William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV Las Vegas, Nev.

Rebecca A. Roof AlixPartners LLP New York, N.Y.

Hon. Barry Russell U.S. Bankruptcy Court Los Angeles, Calif.

Mitchell Ryan Rust/Omni Orange, Calif.

Glenn E. Siegel Dechert LLP New York, N.Y.

Ronald J. Silverman Bingham McCutchen LLP New York, N.Y.

endowment.abi.orgMore than $1.6 Million in Grants and Scholarships

Has Been Awarded

The ABI Anthony H.N. Schnelling Endowment Fund was created in 1989 to provide resources

for research and education to the bankruptcy community. Your gift or pledge allows ABI to

meet new requests for funding, which may include studies relating to bankruptcy or insolvency;

surveys or other analytical investigation; the education of judges, court personnel, other

governmental personnel and the general public; or scholarships and other educational grants.

Current major projects include support for the Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11,

the Ethics Task Force and an empirical study of post-BAPCPA distributions to unsecured

creditors. Contributions may be paid in equal installments of up to five years. All gifts are

cumulative to allow donors to advance their level of contribution. All contributions are tax-

deductible. The ABI Endowment is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.

Major Contributors Are Acknowledged at ABI Meetings !

Levels of Support:Millennium Level $50,000 +

30th Anniversary Circle $30,000 - $49,999

Century Council Member $25,000 - $29,999

Visionary Member NEW FOR 2012 $20,000 - $24,999

Legacy Member NEW FOR 2012 $15,000 - $19,999

Lifetime Member* $10,000 - $14,999

Benefactor $5,000 - $9,999

Sustaining Member $2,000 - $4,999

Leadership Club $1,000 - $1,999

Donor $100 - $999

* Lifetime members receive a complimentary annual membership upon completed payment of the pledge.

Millennium LevelContributions of $50,000 and above

•ConsecoLiquidatingTrust•Bayard,P.A.•SpiegelCreditorLiquidatingTrust

30th Anniversary CircleContributions of $30,000 - $49,999

•RobertN.Dangremond AlixPartners LLP•TedGavin Gavin/Solmonese•RobertP.Reynolds Reynolds, Reynolds & Little, LLC •JohnTittle,Jr. Tittle Advisory Group, Inc.

Century Council MembersContributions of $25,000 - $29,999

•AlixPartnersLLP Jay Alix•ScottL.Baena Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod, LLP•BettinaM.Whyte•WilliamA.Brandt,Jr. Development Specialists, Inc.•BridgeAssociates,LLC Anthony H. Schnelling and Carl H. Young, III•JohnWm.Butler,Jr. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP•L.E.Creel,III Wright Ginsberg Brusilow P.C. •HarryD.Dixon,Jr.•GAKeenRealtyAdvisors Harold J. Bordwin and Matt Bordwin•NationalAuctioneersAssociation•PolsinelliShughartPC•VisaUSA,Inc.

Visionary MemberContributions of $20,000 - $24,999

•PatriciaA.Redmond Stearns, Weaver, Miller, Weissler, Alhadeff & Sitterson, PA

Legacy MembersContributions of $15,000 - $19,999

•BallardSpahrLLP Tobey M. Daluz, Carl A. Eklund and Vincent J. Marriott III•TheHilcoOrganization Benjamin L. Nortman and Richard L. Kaye•Hon.LeeM.Jackwig U.S. Bankruptcy Court•Prof.JackF.Williams Georgia State University/Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC•Prof.RobertM.Zinman

NEW in 2012 Lifetime MembersContributions of $10,000 - $14,999

•RichardP.Carmody Adams and Reese LLP•RobertM.Fishman Shaw Gussis Fishman Glantz Wolfson & Towbin LLC•BruceA.Harwood Sheehan, Phinney, Bass + Green•JerryM.Markowitz Markowitz, Ringel, Trusty + Hartog, P.A.•FrancisA.Monaco,Jr. Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice LLP•NormanL.Pernick Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, PA•Tavenner&Beran,PLC Lynn Tavenner and Paula Beran

NEW in 2012 BenefactorsContributions of $5,000 - $9,999

•EricW.Anderson Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP•LisaG.Beckerman Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP•DavidK.Gottlieb Crowe Horwath LLP•WalterJ.Greenhalgh Duane Morris LLP•Miles&StockbridgePC Linda V. Donhauser

•DavidPauker Goldin Associates, LLC•SAKManagementServices,LLC Suzanne Koenig

NEW in 2012 Sustaining MembersContributions of $2,000 - $4,999

•AWHFYPublishing Joy S. Helbing•Hon.MaryGraceDiehl U.S. Bankruptcy Court•StuartGold Gold Lange & Majoros, PC•JeffreyA.Hokanson Frost Brown Todd LLC•RichardM.Lorenzen Perkins Coie LLP•EdwardA.Phillips EisnerAmper LLP•DavidPowlen Barnes & Thornburg LLP•RonaldJ.Silverman Bingham McCutchen LLP•PaulStevenSingerman Berger Singerman, PA•DavidB.Wheeler Moore & Van Allen, PLLC•AllenD.Wilen EisnerAmper LLP

NEW in 2012 Leadership Club($1,000-$1,999)

•VaroujBakhshian BMC Group•DanielF.Blanks McGuireWoods LLP•DavidK.Bowsher Adams and Reese LLP•JamesS.Carr Kelley Drye & Warren LLP•Anne-MarieCorkran American Bankruptcy Institute•PaulE.Harner Latham & Watkins LLP•ThomasMichaelHoran Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice LLP•W.AustinJowers King & Spalding LLP•MoniqueJ.Mulcare Mayer Brown LLP•PeterJ.Rathwell Snell & Wilmer, LLP•Hon.WalterShapero U.S. Bankruptcy Court•MarkShinderman Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP•CatherineL.Steege Jenner & Block LLP•NancyJ.Whaley Standing Chapter 13 Trustee•GregoryL.Williams Markus Williams Young & Zimmerman, LLC

•DonaldWorkman Baker Hostetler

ENDOWMENTS & GRANTSMajor Contributors

“ABI has been instrumental in the growth and success

of our firm. There is simply no better venue for

networking and continuing education. Supporting the

ABI Endowment Fund allows all of us to give back part

of what we have received from the ABI. We are steadfast

in our support of the vision of Tony Schnelling.”

– Robert P. ReynoldsReynolds, Reynolds & Little, LLC

“ABI is the premier resource for knowledge and

networking serving the restructuring profession, and

ABI’s educational programs have been the foundation of

my knowledge as a bankruptcy professional. Supporting

these programs and the ABI Endowment is just one little

way of giving back to the professional community.”

– Ted GavinGavin /Solmonese

ABI Hosts Suite at Phillies vs. Rockies Baseball Game

(left) David Fraimow (LBC Credit Partners, Inc.; Philadelphia) (far right) and attendees from SSG Capital watch the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Colorado Rockies at Citizens Bank Park.

(right) Frank Monaco (Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP; Wilmington, Del.) and Wayne

Weitz (Gavin/Solmonese; Philadelphia) (l-r) enjoy refreshments in the suite.

The ABI Endowment hosted a fundraiser at a recent Buffalo Bills game that featured a special pre-game show by the team’s cheerleading squad, the Buffalo Jills, to raise awareness for breast cancer screening left. ABI’s Director of Marketing Anne-Marie Corkran, a Jills alumna, participated in the Jills’ performance.

NFL Game Suite Event for Endowment

John Tittle, Jr., (Tittle Advisory Group Inc.; New York) (r) received a 30th Anniversary Circle Endowment Award from ABI President Geoff Berman.

endowment.abi.orgMore than $1.6 Million in Grants and Scholarships

Has Been Awarded

The ABI Anthony H.N. Schnelling Endowment Fund was created in 1989 to provide resources

for research and education to the bankruptcy community. Your gift or pledge allows ABI to

meet new requests for funding, which may include studies relating to bankruptcy or insolvency;

surveys or other analytical investigation; the education of judges, court personnel, other

governmental personnel and the general public; or scholarships and other educational grants.

Current major projects include support for the Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11,

the Ethics Task Force and an empirical study of post-BAPCPA distributions to unsecured

creditors. Contributions may be paid in equal installments of up to five years. All gifts are

cumulative to allow donors to advance their level of contribution. All contributions are tax-

deductible. The ABI Endowment is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.

Major Contributors Are Acknowledged at ABI Meetings !

Levels of Support:Millennium Level $50,000 +

30th Anniversary Circle $30,000 - $49,999

Century Council Member $25,000 - $29,999

Visionary Member NEW FOR 2012 $20,000 - $24,999

Legacy Member NEW FOR 2012 $15,000 - $19,999

Lifetime Member* $10,000 - $14,999

Benefactor $5,000 - $9,999

Sustaining Member $2,000 - $4,999

Leadership Club $1,000 - $1,999

Donor $100 - $999

* Lifetime members receive a complimentary annual membership upon completed payment of the pledge.

Millennium LevelContributions of $50,000 and above

•ConsecoLiquidatingTrust•Bayard,P.A.•SpiegelCreditorLiquidatingTrust

30th Anniversary CircleContributions of $30,000 - $49,999

•RobertN.Dangremond AlixPartners LLP•TedGavin Gavin/Solmonese•RobertP.Reynolds Reynolds, Reynolds & Little, LLC •JohnTittle,Jr. Tittle Advisory Group, Inc.

Century Council MembersContributions of $25,000 - $29,999

•AlixPartnersLLP Jay Alix•ScottL.Baena Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod, LLP•BettinaM.Whyte•WilliamA.Brandt,Jr. Development Specialists, Inc.•BridgeAssociates,LLC Anthony H. Schnelling and Carl H. Young, III•JohnWm.Butler,Jr. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP•L.E.Creel,III Wright Ginsberg Brusilow P.C. •HarryD.Dixon,Jr.•GAKeenRealtyAdvisors Harold J. Bordwin and Matt Bordwin•NationalAuctioneersAssociation•PolsinelliShughartPC•VisaUSA,Inc.

Visionary MemberContributions of $20,000 - $24,999

•PatriciaA.Redmond Stearns, Weaver, Miller, Weissler, Alhadeff & Sitterson, PA

Legacy MembersContributions of $15,000 - $19,999

•BallardSpahrLLP Tobey M. Daluz, Carl A. Eklund and Vincent J. Marriott III•TheHilcoOrganization Benjamin L. Nortman and Richard L. Kaye•Hon.LeeM.Jackwig U.S. Bankruptcy Court•Prof.JackF.Williams Georgia State University/Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC•Prof.RobertM.Zinman

NEW in 2012 Lifetime MembersContributions of $10,000 - $14,999

•RichardP.Carmody Adams and Reese LLP•RobertM.Fishman Shaw Gussis Fishman Glantz Wolfson & Towbin LLC•BruceA.Harwood Sheehan, Phinney, Bass + Green•JerryM.Markowitz Markowitz, Ringel, Trusty + Hartog, P.A.•FrancisA.Monaco,Jr. Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice LLP•NormanL.Pernick Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, PA•Tavenner&Beran,PLC Lynn Tavenner and Paula Beran

NEW in 2012 BenefactorsContributions of $5,000 - $9,999

•EricW.Anderson Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP•LisaG.Beckerman Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP•DavidK.Gottlieb Crowe Horwath LLP•WalterJ.Greenhalgh Duane Morris LLP•Miles&StockbridgePC Linda V. Donhauser

•DavidPauker Goldin Associates, LLC•SAKManagementServices,LLC Suzanne Koenig

NEW in 2012 Sustaining MembersContributions of $2,000 - $4,999

•AWHFYPublishing Joy S. Helbing•Hon.MaryGraceDiehl U.S. Bankruptcy Court•StuartGold Gold Lange & Majoros, PC•JeffreyA.Hokanson Frost Brown Todd LLC•RichardM.Lorenzen Perkins Coie LLP•EdwardA.Phillips EisnerAmper LLP•DavidPowlen Barnes & Thornburg LLP•RonaldJ.Silverman Bingham McCutchen LLP•PaulStevenSingerman Berger Singerman, PA•DavidB.Wheeler Moore & Van Allen, PLLC•AllenD.Wilen EisnerAmper LLP

NEW in 2012 Leadership Club($1,000-$1,999)

•VaroujBakhshian BMC Group•DanielF.Blanks McGuireWoods LLP•DavidK.Bowsher Adams and Reese LLP•JamesS.Carr Kelley Drye & Warren LLP•Anne-MarieCorkran American Bankruptcy Institute•PaulE.Harner Latham & Watkins LLP•ThomasMichaelHoran Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice LLP•W.AustinJowers King & Spalding LLP•MoniqueJ.Mulcare Mayer Brown LLP•PeterJ.Rathwell Snell & Wilmer, LLP•Hon.WalterShapero U.S. Bankruptcy Court•MarkShinderman Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP•CatherineL.Steege Jenner & Block LLP•NancyJ.Whaley Standing Chapter 13 Trustee•GregoryL.Williams Markus Williams Young & Zimmerman, LLC

•DonaldWorkman Baker Hostetler

ENDOWMENTS & GRANTSMajor Contributors

“ABI has been instrumental in the growth and success

of our firm. There is simply no better venue for

networking and continuing education. Supporting the

ABI Endowment Fund allows all of us to give back part

of what we have received from the ABI. We are steadfast

in our support of the vision of Tony Schnelling.”

– Robert P. ReynoldsReynolds, Reynolds & Little, LLC

“ABI is the premier resource for knowledge and

networking serving the restructuring profession, and

ABI’s educational programs have been the foundation of

my knowledge as a bankruptcy professional. Supporting

these programs and the ABI Endowment is just one little

way of giving back to the professional community.”

– Ted GavinGavin /Solmonese

ABI Hosts Suite at Phillies vs. Rockies Baseball Game

(left) David Fraimow (LBC Credit Partners, Inc.; Philadelphia) (far right) and attendees from SSG Capital watch the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Colorado Rockies at Citizens Bank Park.

(right) Frank Monaco (Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP; Wilmington, Del.) and Wayne

Weitz (Gavin/Solmonese; Philadelphia) (l-r) enjoy refreshments in the suite.

The ABI Endowment hosted a fundraiser at a recent Buffalo Bills game that featured a special pre-game show by the team’s cheerleading squad, the Buffalo Jills, to raise awareness for breast cancer screening left. ABI’s Director of Marketing Anne-Marie Corkran, a Jills alumna, participated in the Jills’ performance.

NFL Game Suite Event for Endowment

John Tittle, Jr., (Tittle Advisory Group Inc.; New York) (r) received a 30th Anniversary Circle Endowment Award from ABI President Geoff Berman.

Dear ABI Members:

The American Bankruptcy Institute experienced a significant increase in its net assets during 2011 of

almost $1.4 million. Net assets rose from around $7.5 to over $8.8 million. This healthy growth helps ABI

continue to provide the highest-quality programs and services for our members.

In the annual audit of ABI by CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, an audit firm specializing in nonprofit organizations,

ABI was issued an unqualified “clean report” in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

The auditors found no matters involving internal controls and operations that were considered to be

material weaknesses. Additionally, the auditors commented that the financial position of ABI was very

healthy and its assets were very liquid, being primarily cash and cash equivalents.

In order to continue this strong financial position, ABI maintains three funds–General Operating Funds,

General Reserve Funds and the ABI Endowment Fund–and establishes and adheres to prudent guidelines

for the reserve levels of the two General Funds. These guidelines are based upon industry standards and

recommendations from outside financial advisors. The ABI Endowment Fund will continue to be kept in a

segregated account, and any expenditures of the principal of the Endowment Fund will continue to require

a two-thirds majority vote by the Board of Directors under the ABI bylaws.

The Audit Committee has selected CliftonLarsonAllen LLP for the audit of the 2012 Financial Statements.

Respectfully submitted,

John Tittle, Jr.Treasurer

ASSETS

December 31, 2011 December 31, 2010

Cash and cash equivalents $726,998 $196,757

Investments 10,854,884 10,004,647

Accounts receivable, net 232,520 153,290

Prepaid and other assets 286,573 498,243

Pledges receivable, net 129,605 116,721

Property and Equipment, net 198,174 298,555

Deposits and other 54,938 46,632

TOTAL ASSETS $12,483,692 $11,314,845

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

LIABILITIES:

Accounts payable and accrued expenses $823,106 $1,029,701

Deferred revenue 2,824,869 2,826,044

Total Liabilities 3,647,975 3,855,745

NET ASSETS:

Unrestricted

Undesignated 5,202,584 4,675,003

Board designated endowment 3,074,836 2,626,679

8,277,420 7,301,682

*Temporarily restricted 558,297 157,418

Total net assets 8,835,717 7,459,100

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $12,483,692 $11,314,845

September 28, 2012

2011 AMERICAN BANkRUPTCY INSTITUTESTATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

2012 AMERICAN BANkRUPTCY INSTITUTEPARTNERS

Presidential Partners Executive Partners

49%

26%

12%

2%

10%

Conferences and Meetings 49%Membership Dues 26%Publications and Website 12%Contributions 10%Investments 2%

Revenue from Source

*Includes $366,855 in funds designated for the CARE Program.

Capital Partners

Dear ABI Members:


















ASSETS



Investments 10,854,884 10,004,647






TOTAL ASSETS $12,483,692 $11,314,845


LIABILITIES:




NET ASSETS:

Unrestricted

Undesignated 5,202,584 4,675,003


8,277,420 7,301,682


Total net assets 8,835,717 7,459,100


September 28, 2012




49%

26%

12%

2%

10%


Revenue from Source


Capital Partners

2012•13 COMMITTEE LEADERSHIPcommittees.abi.orgABI has 17 active committees that focus on specific issues important to all areas of bankruptcy. Committee members plan educational programs for ABI’s two national conferences, author committee e-newsletters on relevant topics and share ideas and information on the popular ABI-hosted listserves. See the committee website for more information. To join any committees, simply send your request to [email protected].

Asset SalesCo-Chairs

Ira L. HermanThompson & Knight LLP • New York, NY

[email protected]

John B. HuttonGreenberg Traurig, LLP • Miami, FL

[email protected]

Bankruptcy LitigationCo-Chairs

Scott K. BrownLewis and Roca LLP • Phoenix, AZ

[email protected]

Eric MaddenDiamond McCarthy LLP • Dallas, [email protected]

Bankruptcy TaxationCo-Chairs

Sanjay BhatnagarCole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, PA

Wilmington, [email protected]

Sharon RothWalker, Truesdell, Roth & Associates, Inc. • New York, NY

[email protected]

Business ReorganizationCo-Chairs

Tinamarie FeilBMC Group • New York, NY

[email protected]

Bradford J. SandlerPachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP • Wilmington, DE

[email protected]

Commercial FraudCo-Chairs

Thomas Michael HoranWomble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP • Wilmington, DE

[email protected]

Richard S. LauterFreeborn & Peters LLP • Chicago, IL

[email protected]

Consumer BankruptcyCo-Chairs

David P. LeibowitzLakelaw • Waukegan, [email protected]

Nina M. ParkerParker & Associates • Winchester, MA

[email protected]

Ethics and Professional CompensationCo-Chairs

David W. Houston, IVBurr & Forman LLP • Nashville, TN

[email protected]

Kelly Beaudin StapletonAlvarez & Marsal • Philadelphia, [email protected]

Financial Advisors and Investment Banking

Co-ChairsDaniel F. Dooley

MorrisAnderson • Chicago, [email protected]

Franklind Davis LeaTactical Financial Consulting, LLC • Atlanta, [email protected]

Health CareCo-Chairs

Robert A. GuyFrost Brown Todd LLC • Nashville, TN

[email protected]

Clifford A. ZuckerJ.H. Cohn, LLP • Edison, NJ

[email protected]

InternationalCo-Chairs

Mark W. DevenoBingham McCutchen LLP • New York, NY

[email protected]

Annerose TashiroSchultze & Braun GmbH • Achern, Germany

[email protected]

Victor A. VilaplanaFoley & Lardner LLP • San Diego, CA

[email protected]

Labor and EmploymentCo-Chairs

Sam J. AlbertsSNR Denton • Washington, [email protected]

Joel RudermanPension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Washington, [email protected]

LegislationCo-Chairs

Alexandra Steinberg BarrageMorrison & Foerster LLP • Washington, DC

[email protected]

Neil C. GordonArnall Golden Gregory LLP • Atlanta, GA

[email protected]

Real EstateCo-Chairs

James C. CarignanPepper Hamilton LLP • Wilmington, DE

[email protected]

Michael J. GearinK&L Gates LLP • Seattle, [email protected]

Ilan MarkusLeClairRyan, PC • New Haven, CT

[email protected]

Secured CreditCo-Chairs

Mark X. MullinHaynes and Boone, LLP • Dallas, TX

[email protected]

Damian S. SchaibleDavis Polk & Wardwell LLP • New York, NY

[email protected]

Technology and Intellectual PropertyCo-Chairs

John G. LoughnaneEckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC • Boston, MA

[email protected]

Daryl MartinIPMETRICS LLC • San Diego, CA

[email protected]

Unsecured Trade CreditorsCo-Chairs

Sharon L. LevineLowenstein Sandler PC • Roseland, NJ

[email protected]

David M. PosnerOtterbourg, Steindler, Houston & Rosen, PC

New York, [email protected]

Young and New MembersCo-Chairs

Richard J. CorbiLowenstein Sandler PC • New York, NY

[email protected]

Mark L. RadtkeShaw Gussis Fishman Glantz Wolfson & Towbin LLC

Chicago, [email protected]

2012•13 ABI STAffExecutiveSamuel J. Gerdano, Executive Director

Amy A. Quackenboss, Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel

Accounting & AdministrationKathy Sheehan, Chief Financial Officer

Mary T. Kleppinger, Director of Administration

Patty Sadusky, Accounting Manager

Alexandra Walker, Senior Staff Accountant

Chloe Somers, Staff Accountant

Stephanie Metzger, Accounting Assistant

Katie C. McCloskey, Staff Assistant

Leah Weston, Staff Assistant

CommunicationsJames H. Carman, Director of Communications

Carolyn M. Derder, Senior Editor

Elizabeth Stoltz, Managing Editor

John Hartgen, Public Affairs Manager

Patrick J.F. McGrath, Senior Graphic Designer

Sanjida Rashid, Publications Specialist

CARENick Jacobs, CARE Administrator

Interactive Media & TechnologyKarim Guirguis, Chief Information Officer

Matthew Lukban, Media Technology Specialist

Jeff Tabor, Web Product Manager

Evgeny Chernyavskiy, Senior Web Developer

Aujasvi Chitkara, Senior Web Developer

David Robb, Web Developer

Ralston Cyrus, Senior Web Designer

Membership Christopher S. Thackston, Director of Membership

Kimberly A. Hay, Membership Retention Manager

Margaret Bradshaw, Membership Program Manager

Martha Cannon, Membership Associate

Conferences & Meetings Jennifer Dugas, Conference Director

John Good, Meeting Planner

Jennifer Guirguis, Meeting Planner

Elizabeth Carden, Meeting Planner

Jannine J. Henderson, Continuing Education Manager

MarketingAnne-Marie Corkran, Director of Marketing




[email protected]


[email protected]



[email protected]






[email protected]



[email protected]


[email protected]



[email protected]


[email protected]




[email protected]



[email protected]








[email protected]


[email protected]



[email protected]


[email protected]


[email protected]







[email protected]


[email protected]



[email protected]



[email protected]



[email protected]


[email protected]



[email protected]


[email protected]



[email protected]





[email protected]








































[email protected]


[email protected]



[email protected]






[email protected]



[email protected]


[email protected]



[email protected]


[email protected]




[email protected]



[email protected]








[email protected]


[email protected]



[email protected]


[email protected]


[email protected]







[email protected]


[email protected]



[email protected]



[email protected]



[email protected]


[email protected]



[email protected]


[email protected]



[email protected]





[email protected]





































Dear ABI Members:


















ASSETS



Investments 10,854,884 10,004,647






TOTAL ASSETS $12,483,692 $11,314,845


LIABILITIES:




NET ASSETS:

Unrestricted

Undesignated 5,202,584 4,675,003


8,277,420 7,301,682


Total net assets 8,835,717 7,459,100


September 28, 2012




49%

26%

12%

2%

10%


Revenue from Source


Capital Partners

Dear ABI Members:


















ASSETS



Investments 10,854,884 10,004,647






TOTAL ASSETS $12,483,692 $11,314,845


LIABILITIES:




NET ASSETS:

Unrestricted

Undesignated 5,202,584 4,675,003


8,277,420 7,301,682


Total net assets 8,835,717 7,459,100


September 28, 2012




49%

26%

12%

2%

10%


Revenue from Source


Capital Partners

2012OctoberNuts & Bolts for Young and New Practitioners - MidwestCharles Evans Whittaker CourthouseOctober 4 • Kansas City, Mo.

ABI/UMKC Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute Marriott Kansas City Downtown October 5• Kansas City, Mo.

ABI/GULC “Views from the Bench”Georgetown University Law Center October 5 • Washington, D.C.

Chicago Consumer Bankruptcy Conference Gleacher Center, University of ChicagoOctober 8 • Chicago

ABI/Bloomberg Distressed Lending ConferenceBloomberg Tower October 16 • New York

International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium The Parco de Principi Grand Hotel & SPA October 18 • Rome

NCBJ/ABI Educational Program San Diego Marriott Marquis and MarinaOctober 26 • San Diego

NovemberCorporate Restructuring Competition Wharton, University of PennsylvaniaNovember 1-2 • Philadelphia

U.S./Mexico Restructuring Symposium The Four Seasons Mexico CityNovember 7• Mexico City

Mid-Level Professional Development Program Davis Polk & Wardwell Conference CenterNovember 9 • New York

November {cont.}

Detroit Consumer Bankruptcy Conference MGM GrandNovember 12 • Detroit

Winter Leadership ConferenceJW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & SpaNovember 29- December 1 • Tucson, Ariz.

DecemberABI/SJUSL Mediation Training Symposium St. John’s University School of Law December 4-8 • New York

2013JanuaryWestern Consumer Bankruptcy Conference January 21 • Las Vegas

Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference Four Seasons Hotel DenverJanuary 24-25 • Denver

FebruaryCaribbean Insolvency Symposium Eden Roc Renaissance Miami BeachFebruary 7-9 • Miami

Advanced Consumer BankruptcyPractice Institute Charles Evans Whittaker CourthouseFebruary 17-19 • Kansas City, Mo.

VALCON: Contested Valuation Issues in BankruptcyFour Seasons Las VegasFebruary 20-22 • Las Vegas

MarchNuts & Bolts for Young and New Practitioners - FloridaHilton St. Petersburg BayfrontMarch 7• St. Petersburg, Fla.

ABI/SUCL Alexander L. Paskay Seminar on Bankruptcy Law and Practice Hilton St. Petersburg BayfrontMarch 8-9 • St. Petersburg, Fla.

Conrad Duberstein Moot Court Competition Duberstein U.S. CourthouseMarch 9-11 • New York

Byrne Judicial Clerkship Institute Pepperdine University School of LawMarch 14-15 • Malibu, Calif.

Canadian-American Insolvency SymposiumAssociation of the Bar of the City of New YorkMarch 20 • New York

Bankruptcy Battleground WestHyatt Regency Century PlazaMarch 22 • Los Angeles

AprilAnnual Spring MeetingGaylord National Resort & Convention CenterApril 18-21 • National Harbor, Md.

MayNuts & Bolts for Young and New Practitioners - NYCAssociation of the Bar of the City of New York TBA • New York

New York City Bankruptcy ConferenceNew York Hilton May 16 • New York

Litigation Skills Symposium TBA • Dallas

JuneMemphis Consumer Bankruptcy WorkshopTBA • Memphis, Tenn.

Central States Bankruptcy Workshop Grand Traverse ResortJune 13-16 • Traverse City, Mich.

JulyNortheast Bankruptcy ConferenceHyatt Regency NewportJuly 11-14 • Newport, R.I.

Southeast Bankruptcy WorkshopThe Ritz-Carlton Amelia IslandJuly 18-21 • Amelia Island, Fla.

AugustMid-Atlantic Bankruptcy WorkshopHotel HersheyAugust 8-10 • Hershey, Pa.

Southwest Bankruptcy ConferenceHyatt Regency Lake TahoeAugust 22-24 • Incline Village, Nev.

SeptemberABI/NYIC Golf and Tennis Fundraiser TBA

Complex Financial Restructuring ProgramTBA

ABI/NYU Lawrence P. King and Charles Seligson Workshop on Bankruptcy & Business Reorganization TBA • New York

OctoberNuts & Bolts for Young and New Practitioners – Midwest TBA

ABI/UMKC Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute TBAOctober 4 • Kansas City, Mo.

ABI/GULC “Views from the Bench” Georgetown University Law CenterOctober 4 • Washington, D.C.

Chicago Consumer Bankruptcy Conference October 14 • Chicago

International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium TBA • Berlin, Germany

NovemberNCBJ/ABI Educational Program Atlanta Marriott MarquisNovember 1 • Atlanta

Detroit Consumer Bankruptcy Conference November 11 • Detroit

Corporate Restructuring Competition TBA

Mid-Level Professional Development Program TBA

DecemberWinter Leadership ConferenceTerranea ResortDecember 5-7 • Rancho Palos Verdes, Calf.

ABI/SJUSL 40-Hour Mediation Training SymposiumSt. John’s University School of Law TBA • New York

2012•2013 American Bankruptcy Institute Meeting & Event Schedule

events.abi.org

Dozens of New Bankruptcy ResourcesOne Location•Zero Cost

Refer your colleagues today for a free 30-day trial at

testdrive.abi.org

ABI Books Are Now Available Wherever You Go

Visit bookstore.abi.org for links to the latest titles

Billing information

Contact Name/Firm ________________________________________

Email Address _____________________________________________

my total pledge is $ _________________________________

Contribution solicited by _____________________________________

payment options

o Check payable to American Bankruptcy Institute Endowment Fund enclosed.

o Bill my credit card now for US$ ____________________________Circle one to authorize recurring transactions (Monthly/Annually) US$ _______________________________ o o o

_________________________________________________________Acct. No. Exp. Date

_________________________________________________________ Signature

o Direct Debit now for US$ __________________________________ Circle one to authorize recurring transactions (Monthly/Annually)

Account Number ____________________________________________

Routing Number _____________________________________________

o Please bill me for my gift of US$ ________

o Installment pledge (annual): US$ _______ total pledge over ______ years

o Stock transfer or other instructions: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________List As: _____________________________________________________

Contribution&Pledge Card I support insolvency research and education!

More than $1.6 million in grants and scholarships has been awardedThe ABI Anthony H.N. Schnelling Endowment Fund was created in 1989 to provide resources for research and education to the bankruptcy community. Your gift or pledge allows ABI to meet new requests for funding, which may include studies relating to bankruptcy or insolvency; surveys or other analytical investigation; the education of judges, court personnel, other governmental personnel and the general public; or scholarships and other educational grants.

New contributions or pledges at or above the Sustaining Member level will be recognized at the Annual Spring Meeting and Winter Leadership Conference.* Contributions may be paid in equal installments of up to five years. All gifts are cumulative to allow donors to advance their level of contribution. All contributions are tax deductible. The ABI Endowment is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.

Donors are acknowledged at ABI meetings ! endowment.abi.org

Levels of Support:Millennium Level $50,000 + 30th Anniversary Circle $30,000 - $49,999Century Council Member $25,000 - $29,999Visionary Member NEW FOR 2012 $20,000 - $24,999Legacy Member NEW FOR 2012 $15,000 - $19,999Lifetime Member* $10,000 - $14,999Benefactor $5,000 - $9,999Sustaining Member $2,000 - $4,999Leadership Club $1,000 - $1,999Donor $100 - $999* Lifetime members receive a complimentary annual membership upon completed payment of the pledge.



Billing information


Email Address _____________________________________________



payment options



_________________________________________________________Acct. No. Exp. Date

_________________________________________________________ Signature


Account Number ____________________________________________

Routing Number _____________________________________________











discover.abi.org












Highlights






















events.abi.org





All the ways you can get the ABI Journal when and where you want it.

Print

iPad

Web

Kindle



Billing information


Email Address _____________________________________________



payment options



_________________________________________________________Acct. No. Exp. Date

_________________________________________________________ Signature


Account Number ____________________________________________

Routing Number _____________________________________________











Billing information


Email Address _____________________________________________



payment options



_________________________________________________________Acct. No. Exp. Date

_________________________________________________________ Signature


Account Number ____________________________________________

Routing Number _____________________________________________









2012OctoberNuts & Bolts for Young and New Practitioners - MidwestCharles Evans Whittaker CourthouseOctober 4 • Kansas City, Mo.

ABI/UMKC Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute Marriott Kansas City Downtown October 5• Kansas City, Mo.

ABI/GULC “Views from the Bench”Georgetown University Law Center October 5 • Washington, D.C.

Chicago Consumer Bankruptcy Conference Gleacher Center, University of ChicagoOctober 8 • Chicago

ABI/Bloomberg Distressed Lending ConferenceBloomberg Tower October 16 • New York

International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium The Parco de Principi Grand Hotel & SPA October 18 • Rome

NCBJ/ABI Educational Program San Diego Marriott Marquis and MarinaOctober 26 • San Diego

NovemberCorporate Restructuring Competition Wharton, University of PennsylvaniaNovember 1-2 • Philadelphia

U.S./Mexico Restructuring Symposium The Four Seasons Mexico CityNovember 7• Mexico City

Mid-Level Professional Development Program Davis Polk & Wardwell Conference CenterNovember 9 • New York

November {cont.}

Detroit Consumer Bankruptcy Conference MGM GrandNovember 12 • Detroit

Winter Leadership ConferenceJW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & SpaNovember 29- December 1 • Tucson, Ariz.

DecemberABI/SJUSL Mediation Training Symposium St. John’s University School of Law December 4-8 • New York

2013JanuaryWestern Consumer Bankruptcy Conference January 21 • Las Vegas

Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference Four Seasons Hotel DenverJanuary 24-25 • Denver

FebruaryCaribbean Insolvency Symposium Eden Roc Renaissance Miami BeachFebruary 7-9 • Miami

Advanced Consumer BankruptcyPractice Institute Charles Evans Whittaker CourthouseFebruary 17-19 • Kansas City, Mo.

VALCON: Contested Valuation Issues in BankruptcyFour Seasons Las VegasFebruary 20-22 • Las Vegas

MarchNuts & Bolts for Young and New Practitioners - FloridaHilton St. Petersburg BayfrontMarch 7• St. Petersburg, Fla.

ABI/SUCL Alexander L. Paskay Seminar on Bankruptcy Law and Practice Hilton St. Petersburg BayfrontMarch 8-9 • St. Petersburg, Fla.

Conrad Duberstein Moot Court Competition Duberstein U.S. CourthouseMarch 9-11 • New York

Byrne Judicial Clerkship Institute Pepperdine University School of LawMarch 14-15 • Malibu, Calif.

Canadian-American Insolvency SymposiumAssociation of the Bar of the City of New YorkMarch 20 • New York

Bankruptcy Battleground WestHyatt Regency Century PlazaMarch 22 • Los Angeles

AprilAnnual Spring MeetingGaylord National Resort & Convention CenterApril 18-21 • National Harbor, Md.

MayNuts & Bolts for Young and New Practitioners - NYCAssociation of the Bar of the City of New York TBA • New York

New York City Bankruptcy ConferenceNew York Hilton May 16 • New York

Litigation Skills Symposium TBA • Dallas

JuneMemphis Consumer Bankruptcy WorkshopTBA • Memphis, Tenn.

Central States Bankruptcy Workshop Grand Traverse ResortJune 13-16 • Traverse City, Mich.

JulyNortheast Bankruptcy ConferenceHyatt Regency NewportJuly 11-14 • Newport, R.I.

Southeast Bankruptcy WorkshopThe Ritz-Carlton Amelia IslandJuly 18-21 • Amelia Island, Fla.

AugustMid-Atlantic Bankruptcy WorkshopHotel HersheyAugust 8-10 • Hershey, Pa.

Southwest Bankruptcy ConferenceHyatt Regency Lake TahoeAugust 22-24 • Incline Village, Nev.

SeptemberABI/NYIC Golf and Tennis Fundraiser TBA

Complex Financial Restructuring ProgramTBA

ABI/NYU Lawrence P. King and Charles Seligson Workshop on Bankruptcy & Business Reorganization TBA • New York

OctoberNuts & Bolts for Young and New Practitioners – Midwest TBA

ABI/UMKC Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute TBAOctober 4 • Kansas City, Mo.

ABI/GULC “Views from the Bench” Georgetown University Law CenterOctober 4 • Washington, D.C.

Chicago Consumer Bankruptcy Conference October 14 • Chicago

International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium TBA • Berlin, Germany

NovemberNCBJ/ABI Educational Program Atlanta Marriott MarquisNovember 1 • Atlanta

Detroit Consumer Bankruptcy Conference November 11 • Detroit

Corporate Restructuring Competition TBA

Mid-Level Professional Development Program TBA

DecemberWinter Leadership ConferenceTerranea ResortDecember 5-7 • Rancho Palos Verdes, Calf.

ABI/SJUSL 40-Hour Mediation Training SymposiumSt. John’s University School of Law TBA • New York

2012•2013 American Bankruptcy Institute Meeting & Event Schedule

events.abi.org

Dozens of New Bankruptcy ResourcesOne Location•Zero Cost

Refer your colleagues today for a free 30-day trial at

testdrive.abi.org



discover.abi.org












Highlights






















events.abi.org





2012 ABI Annual Report

Documents

Transcript of 2012 ABI Annual Report